Deep Cranking Rods?

[FROST]

What is your preference for a deep cranking rod? Glass or graphite? Moderate fast action? I have got too invest in some new ones.

[ww2farmer]

I prefer moderate action graphite, at least 7' long, and at least MH in power. I have owned and tried a few before I found one I fell in love with. My rod is a St Croix 7'10" H power, Mod. action, Legend Tournament "Magnum Cranker"  It will handle any of the popular 1/2oz.-1oz+ deep divers with ease, and fling them a mile. It's light and sensitive, so I can fish it all day, and know when my bait had a zebra mussle shell stuck on a hook point, or a piece of grass on it. Powerfull enough to get the hooks pegged on the end of a super long cast, yet forgiving enough that ever since I have started using it can count on one hand the number of cranking fish that have pulled off out of 100's I have caught on that rod (that where not my fault for doing something stupid....then the number rises LOL) But.............an all purpose cranking rod it is not. It's for deep divers and big hard pulling ones at that. About the smallest bait I use comfortably on it is a SK 5xd.

[livetofish28]

If you don't want to spend the money for the LTB try the St Croix mojo bass big cranker. the specs on it are about the same as the LTB  its just 2 inches shorter. I throw big deep divers on it all the time. its a great rod for 130 bucks.

[The Next KVD]

The St.Croix Mojo 7'8" rod is good rod.  It is glass so it is not quite as sensitive as a graphite rod but its definitely ALOT better than the fiberglass rods of yesteryear.  I also have a Shimano Crucial Crankbait 7'11" MH rod that I really like. 

[Bass_Fanatic]

Powell TW Exclusive Deep Crankin Rod is the bomb!

[Blues19]

I have a 7' Team Daiwa LT cranking rod. Im a fan

[Hooligan]

I use both for deep cranking. My general preference lies with the nature of faster graphite rods like the 7-11 GLX XH and the 7-11 MH Cumara. Those are my two favorite rods for slinging big baits like the Little John DD and SK 6XD, amongst others. I also very much prefer them for those situations in which I am ripping grass or when I am moving a bait with the rod rather than the reel. I like my glass rods for those situations when I am burning a bait, or when I am in lots of wood, the softer rod allows me to maneuver a bait a bit more delicately. Generally, though, my preference is graphite over glass.

[JunkYard814]

I use a 7'0" Mojo and it's a pretty good rod. You definitely want a longer rod for greater casts.

 

Edit: My Mojo is graphite, not glass.

[flippin and pitchin]

I fished glass for the last ten years and like it. I made a move to a composite rod (7') two years ago. It afforded a bit more feel but did not sacrifice the forgiving action of glass.  I also picked up a 7-6 graphite rod last year but it is a designated cranking rod with a parabolic action. It was designed specifically with the Normans Deep Little N in mind and that is my confidence bait. Having some forgiveness in a rod will improve your hooked to land ratio.

 

It's coming... the Lamiglas SR705R is da bomb !  I had to steal RW's thunder.

[roadwarrior]

I fished glass for the last ten years and like it. I made a move to a composite rod (7') two years ago. It afforded a bit more feel but did not sacrifice the forgiving action of glass.  I also picked up a 7-6 graphite rod last year but it is a designated cranking rod with a parabolic action. It was designed specifically with the Normans Deep Little N in mind and that is my confidence bait. Having some forgiveness in a rod will improve your hooked to land ratio.

 

It's coming... the Lamiglas SR705R is da bomb !  I had to steal RW's thunder.

 

I am a big fan of the Lamiglas. I'm also using this rod with The Rig.

 

 

 

 

[iceintheveins]

Pure fiberglass is best. 7' MH best for crankin deep. The Wright and Mcgill S Glass is a great one.

[Jrob78]

My favorite deep cranker is a custom, built on the 7'6" Lamiglas Skeet Reese fiberglass blank, the SR 765R was the production rod's part number.  I much prefer a 7'6"-8' glass rod for deep cranking.  You can bomb a big crank a mile and the slow action gives you the forgiveness you need to work the bait and keep a fish buttoned up.

[jig]

dobyns pretty gd too

[MediumHeavy]

I have a Powell 706CB (graphite) and it's rated  heavy with lure weights up to 1oz but I feel it's a little under powered. It's great for medium divers, though. I've caught a good many smallmouth and spots on it on the rivers. I'd like to find something for medium to deep cranks, that could handle the 1oz lures a little better. Gonna look at some of these suggestions, pretty good thread.

 

Anybody have the newer 7'6" Shimano Clarus crankbait rod? I'm leaning toward something like that or maybe the Powell Diesel cranking rod, but it's not even rated up to 1oz lures. Just read good reviews on it.

[Bluebasser86]

I picked up a Mojo 7' 8" "Deep Crankster" this past summer and have been thrilled with how it's performed and how much my deep cranking success has improved.