Crankbait Combo?

[Old plug]

I just use my 7 ft spinning rod for that light stuff. All the other stuff I do on a 6 1/2 bait casting rod. I spend at least 90% of my time fishing unweighted and lightly waited plastic worms. I should add when I go behind docks and over cables with wacky worm and such the spinning rod is put away. I use a 7 ft medium action rod with a very fast reel on it to pitch . back of docks is a bad place to use a light action rod. I use 10 or 12 lb test on the bait casting outfit.

[gitnby]

I'm in St Louis this week, so I had the chance to visit Cabela's and BPS to try out the different models.

ended up with a 6' 6" M St Croix Premeir with a Lew's Speed Spool 5.3:1 from Cabela's. Loved the feel and balance of the Premier versus the Triumph enough to spend the extra $30.

Also popped for a St Croix Triumph 6' 6" ML with a Daiwa Aird spinning reel from Bass Pro.

We'll see if the fish agree on my choices?

Thanks everyone for all of the help!

[dtrs5kprs]

I just use my 7 ft spinning rod for that light stuff. All the other stuff I do on a 6 1/2 bait casting rod. I spend at least 90% of my time fishing unweighted and lightly waited plastic worms. I should add when I go behind docks and over cables with wacky worm and such the spinning rod is put away. I use a 7 ft medium action rod with a very fast reel on it to pitch . back of docks is a bad place to use a light action rod. I use 10 or 12 lb test on the bait casting outfit.

That is more or less the same for me. Don't think I would buy that rod for plastics, but it would be super for some other things.

[dtrs5kprs]

I'm in St Louis this week, so I had the chance to visit Cabela's and BPS to try out the different models.

ended up with a 6' 6" M St Croix Premeir with a Lew's Speed Spool 5.3:1 from Cabela's. Loved the feel and balance of the Premier versus the Triumph enough to spend the extra $30.

Also popped for a St Croix Triumph 6' 6" ML with a Daiwa Aird spinning reel from Bass Pro.

We'll see if the fish agree on my choices?

Thanks everyone for all of the help!

Your son won't be disappointed. And those SC's will hold up.

[merc1997 Bo]

here is the thing about a rod suitable for crank baiting, at least for me. there are may rods that seem to have the right action, but when actually fishing a crankbait, you can never feel the wobble of the crankbait unless really burning it. i have had many bassers fish with me that were thinking they just were not getting any bites on their crankbait. after making a couple of cast with their rig, i knew why, you could not feel the wobble of the crankbait with their rod. i would then give them one of my rods, and they immediately went to catching bass. here is the reason. many bass when taking a crankbait will not change the pressure on your rod one bit. the only thing that will change is a slight change in the feel of the wobble of the crankbait. wobble is harder to keep up with on very tight wobbling crankbaits. wide wobblers like warts will fish on lesser rods to some extent because of the easier to detect wide wobble. a decent crank bait rod is a medium action extreme. i actually have an unbranded rod that i won at a tournament, that is even better. it has no name on it, or i would give it to you. hopefully you might be able to try a rod before buying one, and then be sorry.

bo

[GNSfishing]

The Lew's reels are made in Korea along with 90% of all of the rests sold. I just purchased a Lew's Super Duty for my A-Rig setup and spooled it with 55 lb. braid stepped out in the yard for a practice cast and I'm going to like it. I have several Lew's reels they are the best reel made for the $$$$$. No way to go wrong with the Pro Tournament models.

[Old plug]

Dtrs------ The purpose of the 7 ft rod is I can flip and pitch a long ways with a minimum of effort. That is the most important thing. Arthritis is what it is all about. Lets just say I got my share and your too. When I go out with my really large worms and do the things I do with them. I got 2 61/2 foot rods I really like for that. I used to fish about 250 to 300 days a year. That now is about 120 days and only a few hours a day at that. i fished last fall till fist week of october I had to hold my arm on the at my side and use nothing but my hand to cast then it got so I could not set the hook and I stopped for the year. really nothing more than a old fishing bum.

[dtrs5kprs]

Dtrs------ The purpose of the 7 ft rod is I can flip and pitch a long ways with a minimum of effort. That is the most important thing. Arthritis is what it is all about. Lets just say I got my share and your too. When I go out with my really large worms and do the things I do with them. I got 2 61/2 foot rods I really like for that. I used to fish about 250 to 300 days a year. That now is about 120 days and only a few hours a day at that. i fished last fall till fist week of october I had to hold my arm on the at my side and use nothing but my hand to cast then it got so I could not set the hook and I stopped for the year. really nothing more than a old fishing bum.

Carpal tunnel and other wrist issues for me. So numb by the end of 3-5 days that I cant sleep. Thus my efforts to build lighter on my rods. Also one reason I fish small and slow. One day of winding a blade will have the same effect.

[Old plug]

Be careful with that I threw a rod and rel on the water because of that. I just lost the feeling and did not know how lightly I was holding it. Silly what we all go thru to fish.