I have a 10' BnM Sam Heaton that would work well for vertical jigging. I currently have a Shimano Aero 1000 reel on it. My other 10' rod is a Huckabee Dipping rod with a Mitchell 308X reel on it. I just don't do that much vertical jigging, so they are both used as jig pushing rods, along with my three 14' rods, when I want a 4 rod spread. But both outfits balance well with the length of the rod & weight of the reel ... and when jigging, balance & overall weight of the outfit are major factors in comfort of use.

You might also want to take a look at the 9' or 10' Tenn Handle Float and Fly rod that BnM has. It has the cork Tenn style handle & retainer rings, which would allow you to put a variety of different size/weight reels on it, and still find a spot on the handle where the reel would balance the rod.

And there's always Southern Crappie Rods ... made with Kevlar ... and a 10' rod runs around half the cost of the BnM equivalents (and ~1/3 the cost of a Huckabee).