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Rod setup for throwing crank baits
Posted on 2/17/18 at 9:20 pm
Posted on 2/17/18 at 9:20 pm
Need some help OB.
I need a rod setup for throwing crankbaits. Am I looking for a Med Action around 7’? Seems like a MH rod is tough to throw lighter baits.
Please and thank you.
I need a rod setup for throwing crankbaits. Am I looking for a Med Action around 7’? Seems like a MH rod is tough to throw lighter baits.
Please and thank you.
Posted on 2/17/18 at 9:26 pm to elprez00
I don’t throw a ton of crankbaits. I have 2 rods.
Squarebills and lipless - 7’ Medium/Moderate Fast
Deeper divers - 7’3” MH/Moderate
Squarebills and lipless - 7’ Medium/Moderate Fast
Deeper divers - 7’3” MH/Moderate
Posted on 2/17/18 at 9:33 pm to elprez00
Fast tip medium heavy setup
Posted on 2/18/18 at 5:59 am to elprez00
Get a 7'medium moderate. To me that's the best all around for squarebills on up to 10-12' divers. You will lose less fish and get hung up less on a medium moderate rod than anything else.
Personally, I like using a graphite/fiberglass composite rod. There are a few companies that make them, and they have a slower reaction than a straight graphite rod.
Personally, I like using a graphite/fiberglass composite rod. There are a few companies that make them, and they have a slower reaction than a straight graphite rod.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 1:00 pm to elprez00
For crankbaits and rattletraps I use a duckett medium rod. I use all duckett rods. I'm going to be using a MH in Toledo for deep diving crankbaits because I feel like the medium won't have enough arse for them. But typically I use my medium with a diawa reel.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 1:43 pm to elprez00
Length will help with casting distance. I use a 7’ MH mod-fast for squarebills and 3xds, and a 7’6” M moderate for 5xds and up. Accuracy with a squarebill matters so I prefer the little but shorter rod, and the 7’6” will whip the deeper baits a long way.
I will say that sometimes I find myself wishing I had a MH moderate with the bigger cranks. A 6xd and larger loads a medium rod too much, so if your goal is deep cranking you’re gonna want a little bit more rod, but still with the give of a moderate tip.
I will say that sometimes I find myself wishing I had a MH moderate with the bigger cranks. A 6xd and larger loads a medium rod too much, so if your goal is deep cranking you’re gonna want a little bit more rod, but still with the give of a moderate tip.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 2:12 pm to elprez00
Falcon Cara medium action 7’.
Medium Cranker
CCB-4-17MR
Medium Cranker
CCB-4-17MR
Posted on 2/18/18 at 2:15 pm to elprez00
Most crankbait rods are fairly slow compared to what most are used to. Many companies have introduced fiberglass as crankbait rods because they’re slower than graphite.
7ft is pretty standard.
7ft is pretty standard.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 6:34 pm to Rize
7' medium falcon with a 5.3 - 6.0 geared baitcaster. I personally love my 100 series Calcutta on this rod, but I rarely throw anything bigger than a 300 series Bandit. Can't speak for deeper/ bigger crankbaits.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 7:17 pm to elprez00
Basspro makes cranking rods in light, ML, MH, and heavy which are great actions under $100.
smaller crankbaits
(Rebel wee r, bandit 1500, small Norman’s, little rebel wee crawfish, small rebel minnows)
Powell 6ft 8” light cranking paid $59 on sale
6ft 8” custom built lamiglass ML 6-12lb
St croix has a nice one I broke ML 6-12 composite in premier series around $100. Hard to find.
Reel Diawa Pixy find used on sale around $100 in great shape JDM versions.
8lb - p line Fluor coated or basspro excel clear Fluor blue
Medium cranks
(Bandit 200 & 300, rebel deep wee r, Norman Little N, bagley B”s)
I use
Cheap - basspro browning silstar 7ft MH (acts more like medium light and you get then on sale less than $30 at times).
Lamiglass glass custom built 7ft MH $200 with just guides, blank, handles and shipping from California.
Diawa tatula sv 6.3:1
Basspro excel 12lb clear Fluor blue
Lipless cranks
Seeker 7ft MH crankbait rod smaller micro guides for accurate casting. Straight up only good for lipless crankbaits. Superior bait and tackle use to sell them for $129. It is also a great rod for fishing Hwy 11 Bridge. It is very sensitive. Drawback bigger blank than the avg composite rod.
Diawa tatula R Indonesia model -7.3:1
Basspro excel 14 lb clear Fluor blue
Heavy cranks
(DD22’s, bagley 9A’s, Mann’s deepdivers, bagley deep divers)
Composite basspro 7ft 6” heavy under $100
Composite seeker blank 8ft cut down to 7ft 6” custom built
$300 for blank and supplies to build
Powell 7ft 6” heavy crank usually find under $100
Diawa tatula r 5.3:1 Indonesia model
Basspro clear Fluor blue 17lb
smaller crankbaits
(Rebel wee r, bandit 1500, small Norman’s, little rebel wee crawfish, small rebel minnows)
Powell 6ft 8” light cranking paid $59 on sale
6ft 8” custom built lamiglass ML 6-12lb
St croix has a nice one I broke ML 6-12 composite in premier series around $100. Hard to find.
Reel Diawa Pixy find used on sale around $100 in great shape JDM versions.
8lb - p line Fluor coated or basspro excel clear Fluor blue
Medium cranks
(Bandit 200 & 300, rebel deep wee r, Norman Little N, bagley B”s)
I use
Cheap - basspro browning silstar 7ft MH (acts more like medium light and you get then on sale less than $30 at times).
Lamiglass glass custom built 7ft MH $200 with just guides, blank, handles and shipping from California.
Diawa tatula sv 6.3:1
Basspro excel 12lb clear Fluor blue
Lipless cranks
Seeker 7ft MH crankbait rod smaller micro guides for accurate casting. Straight up only good for lipless crankbaits. Superior bait and tackle use to sell them for $129. It is also a great rod for fishing Hwy 11 Bridge. It is very sensitive. Drawback bigger blank than the avg composite rod.
Diawa tatula R Indonesia model -7.3:1
Basspro excel 14 lb clear Fluor blue
Heavy cranks
(DD22’s, bagley 9A’s, Mann’s deepdivers, bagley deep divers)
Composite basspro 7ft 6” heavy under $100
Composite seeker blank 8ft cut down to 7ft 6” custom built
$300 for blank and supplies to build
Powell 7ft 6” heavy crank usually find under $100
Diawa tatula r 5.3:1 Indonesia model
Basspro clear Fluor blue 17lb
This post was edited on 2/18/18 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 2/18/18 at 8:40 pm to elprez00
I use a 6.2:1 reel on MH 7ft pole with 17 or 20lb mono for crankbaits and lipless crankbaits.
Posted on 2/18/18 at 10:29 pm to elprez00
In my experience the MH rods make it tough to throw light baits.
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