Rod for large crankbaits

barrys · Post by **barrys** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:57 pm

805 cb for up to 8xd. 806cb for10xd and up

barrys · Post by **barrys** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:59 pm

That being said and laugh if you want to but for the money the Bass Pro Cranking stick is a great rod for the price.

zelmo · Post by **zelmo** » Fri Jul 17, 2015 10:57 pm

barrys wrote:That being said and laugh if you want to but for the money the Bass Pro Cranking stick is a great rod for the price.

Actually I have 3 of those that I picked up for $25 each back in 2007 when they were discontinuing an old design. While they work I'm not a fan of the big power hump in the handle and they feel like I am swinging a broomstick. They rarely make it onto the deck anymore. The ones I have are medium so they don't work for this application.

I looked at them online and noticed they have completely changed and now have split handles, but haven't made it to the store yet to see them. Are they lighter now?

KP Duty · Post by **KP Duty** » Sat Jul 18, 2015 11:44 am

The new 7'2" mh steez XT looks interesting at $299. It's a regular tapered rod.

bronzefly · Post by **bronzefly** » Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:21 pm

The Megabass XX Launcher has a faster taper than I expected, handles deep cranks extremely well, and has no problem with a 3/4 oz lipless crank. It's an impressive stick:

http://tackletrap.com/index.php?main_pa ... ts_id=5399

BucketHunter · Post by **BucketHunter** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:59 am

One criticism of the 13 Fishing Crankenstien that has been floating around is stiffness. I prefer a limber crank rod so I have stayed away, but guys that fish cranks to get them stuck and rip them out of the veggies have had good things to say. It might fit the bill, and there are very few guys here that have reviewed one. I think you should buy it and tell us what you think

We all know how great the Dobyns are, no need for more reviews LOL.

froteur · Post by **froteur** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:58 pm

i use my phenix x-13 for this and have had no issues.

Batson-Brands · Post by **Batson-Brands** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:41 am

Keith Combs has specially tuned rods for this! Since he is on Strike King's Prostaff, ALL the XD's have been tuned on his crank bait rods! He even has rods for the 10XD, 8XD, and so on!

Check it out: https://www1.powertackle.com/products/r ... ure-series

JLP · Post by **JLP** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:23 am

I use the Powell 3D 755 and 7115, both are composite rods. Great price too for a light in weight rod.

TFOUR · Post by **TFOUR** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 1:21 pm

Phenix just released the X-15 at ICAST for this purpose, something to look into.

TOPWATER · Post by **TOPWATER** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 7:42 pm

I bought a 7'11" cumara that is fast action to try with Dd22. I liked it enough that after making a few cast I bought 2 more. And then I picked up 2- 7'6" moderate action cumara for lipless cranks that I have yet to get around and pull the tags off and try.

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