I would't spend a bunch of money on a plug rod since sensitivity isn't important. It really doesn't matter if the rod is a g-loomis or g-cheapo, it will still bend when a fish takes the plug! I have three rods in my drift boat that we use for plugging. Two are spendy rods and the third is a 6' long has a blue bottom piece and the top half is red, lol. The cheap POS rod gets just as many bites and lands just as many fish as the spendy versions. In the big boat for springers and falls I also run heavy but cheap rods, like 25 dollars each! Each spring and fall I catch just as many salmon as my buds using their Loomis rods...if a fish slams you pick it up, simple as that. How much sensitivity is needed to see a 20# salmon hit a lure?

Save your money for the drift fishing rod...this is where "quality pays off" IMHO.

RM