Lipless Crankbait Rod Reccomendations

[WhiteMike1018]

Looking to get a rod for trap fishing / ripping grass.

 

I know most people use glass for this but iv'e honesrtly never liked glass that much, i just have way better feel with graphite and its also lighter...I'm not saying I am against glass, I will try it out if you all truthfully believe its best for fishing a trap.

 

I'd like the rod to be on the lighter side of a MH..I know some MH's are really stiff but some are a bit more flexible and not as stiff..

 

My price range is around 100-130$ Id say.

 

thanks -wm

[jbsoonerfan]

I use a Duckett ghost 6'8" MH for lipless cranks and I love it.

[Diggy]

Falcon makes a trap caster model

[Chris at Tech]

I think the conventional wisdom for throwing traps is to use a rod with moderate action. But to me, that all changes if you'll be ripping grass. For that, I personally prefer a fast action rod.

[Capt.Bob]

I love my Moderate action Avid MM and Extreme MHM, for grass ripp'n In light grass the MHM with lipless works pretty well, but dont run it trying to fish heavy grass. I agree with Chris at Tech, the moderate actions kinda defeat the purpose of fishing in grass, the stiffer fast action is more likely to rip clean, glass would be even slower and have more trouble ripp'n clean.

[Grantman83]

The falcon bucco trap caster is great for that application. Also made a great fluke and plastics rod as well.

[Goose52]

I toss lipless cranks with all sorts of rods from ML to MH powers and from moderate to fast actions - depending on the weight of the bait and whether it's open water or I expect grass.  The rod that I actually use most is a St. Croix Premier - 7'm-f. It's rated at 1/4 to 3/4oz and fishes heavier than most medium-powers, but lighter than a true MH. 

 

This is that rod in the photo...

 

[Hoytman#1]

I throw my traps on a Dobyns Coalition 735c. I've had 5 trap rods in 4 years and finally have found what I believe is the best rod for me. I fish traps with Braid and usually in grass. This rod has good tip to keep fish from pulling off and the backbone to keep them from burying me in the grass. Rod also makes a good rod for froggin or big spinnerbaits.

[Hoytman#1]

I throw my traps on a Dobyns Coalition 735c. I've had 5 trap rods in 4 years and finally have found what I believe is the best rod for me. I fish traps with Braid and usually in grass. This rod has good tip to keep fish from pulling off and the backbone to keep them from burying me in the grass. Rod also makes a good rod for froggin or big spinnerbaits.

[Hoytman#1]

I throw my traps on a Dobyns Coalition 735c. I've had 5 trap rods in 4 years and finally have found what I believe is the best rod for me. I fish traps with Braid and usually in grass. This rod has good tip to keep fish from pulling off and the backbone to keep them from burying me in the grass. Rod also makes a good rod for froggin or big spinnerbaits.

[Hoytman#1]

I throw my traps on a Dobyns Coalition 735c. I've had 5 trap rods in 4 years and finally have found what I believe is the best rod for me. I fish traps with Braid and usually in grass. This rod has good tip to keep fish from pulling off and the backbone to keep them from burying me in the grass. Rod also makes a good rod for froggin or big spinnerbaits.

[Hoytman#1]

I throw my traps on a Dobyns Coalition 735c. I've had 5 trap rods in 4 years and finally have found what I believe is the best rod for me. I fish traps with Braid and usually in grass. This rod has good tip to keep fish from pulling off and the backbone to keep them from burying me in the grass. Rod also makes a good rod for froggin or big spinnerbaits.

[FlipSide]

I also use a MF st croix premier and I love it

[Hogsticker]

Any troubles keeping fish pinned or ripping treble hooks from mouths with that medium fast Croix? I was thinking of building on that same blank in a two piece for travel purposes.

[Goose52]

Any troubles keeping fish pinned or ripping treble hooks from mouths with that medium fast Croix? I was thinking of building on that same blank in a two piece for travel purposes.

 

Sure - I lose a fish from time to time- especially the small fish where it's easier to rip the hooks out. Larger fish (like the photo below) tend to stay on more often. A moderate or moderate-fast action would be better for a treble hook bait...but then you have a harder time ripping out of grass. I use YZ Hybrid line so I do have some stretch in the system to help keep the fish on.  The rod is a compromise because of the grass-ripping technique - It's not ideal for treble hooks, but has enough power to help rip out of grass...but it's still soft enough to help keep fish on.with lipless cranks . As I mentioned in my original post, if I know I'm fishing open water exclusively I often use a m-m or mh-m rod instead of the Premier m-f.

 

Since I fish open water more than over grass, I normally wouldn't use this rod as my primary rod for lipless. The main reason I do use this rod the most is that it has the PQ Five-Year Challenge test reel on it and the test isn't over until October of this year...

 

Regarding building a travel rod on this blank...for me, the rod is a one-trick pony. Too stiff for regular cranking, there's more sensitive rods around for bottom contact. It could work as a light spinnerbait, buzzbait, and chatterbait rod I guess....

 

[WhiteMike1018]

Thanks guys awesome replies, im still somewhat undecided about weather I should get a glass or graphite rod, both seem to have advantages and disadvantages, I guess it really just comes down to personal preference