St criox avid cranking vs g loomis crankbait rod

[Dan_the_fisher]

Looking at the 7' medium heavy models for squarebills and lipless, anyone used either? Haven't found many reviews on the avid cranking series but I love my regular avids.

[Dan_the_fisher]

20 minutes ago, caskey_b said:

the MH MODERATE cranking rods are the way to go in my opinion with St. Croix..

 

I had a 7'2" Medium Moderate and it was just way too flimsy for a crankin' rod (small cranks fine but it was tough for me to find a crank to match up perfectly)

was yours a avid?

[EllisJuan]

I have a loomis GLX 785 CBR.  Amazingly good crankbait rod.  I will say that they run a little soft in my opinion compared to the rest of the Loomis catalogue.  I originally bought a 783 and returned it for my 785.

[Dan_the_fisher]

I was looking at the poor boy gloomis crankbait series, I'd like to have a glx but no?. I mainly am looking for a mod-fast graphite rod like these two are described. Never really liked the noodly Fiberglas feel

[fishballer06]

I'll gladly take an Avid over any Loomis in the ~$200 range, and I own both. 

[Dan_the_fisher]

13 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

I'll gladly take an Avid over any Loomis in the ~$200 range, and I own both. 

I own quite a few of both in that range, but I feel like crankbait rods are a whole different animal. I've never had nothing but cheap cranking rods 

[avidone1]

Your looking at quality rods.  Neither is inherently 'better' at this level.  it's pretty much a matter of how it feels to you.  I suggest you go to the shops in your area and put them in your hand.   don't be afraid to look at rods that are not labled as "crankbait" rods.  When I go rod shopping it's like a ritual.  I only use loomis or st Croix because I have never found a rod of thiers that I didn't love.  but that's the key.  I put all kinds of rods in my hand.  I shake em, toss em around a bit.  swish em, and put them back and go try another, but I usually "know" the right rod.  it speaks to me.  Trust your gut.   I haven't bought a rod in many years unless I LOVED how it felt in the shop

[fishballer06]

1 hour ago, Dan_the_fisher said:

I own quite a few of both in that range, but I feel like crankbait rods are a whole different animal. I've never had nothing but cheap cranking rods 

For just a couple bucks more, I recommend the Dobyns Champion cranking rods more than any other cranking rod on the market. 

[spoonplugger1]

My favorite Loomis crankbait stick is the PR844C.

[JDJ]

20 hours ago, Dan_the_fisher said:

Looking at the 7' medium heavy models for squarebills and lipless, anyone used either? Haven't found many reviews on the avid cranking series but I love my regular avids.

Check out tackletour.com (review archives). They have a detailed review of the St. Croix Avid MHM rod.

[Capt.Bob]

I have the Avid MM, take caskey_b's advice and go with the MHM, I have that roed in the Legend Extreme and is a very sweet and versatile rod, great crankbait rod, the med is like he said, just to noodly, but I love the MHM it's one of my favorite rods

[Dan_the_fisher]

There's no where around that sales loomis or st criox cranking rods above the mojo series. I may go with the loomis because they have more options if I decide to get a additional rod in a bigger size. I strongly prefer cork grips or I would go with the legend tourney series 

[1BADAIR]

I thought I was using a avid 7mm for a year for dt10's. But after I ordered a mhm avid x I figured out that I didn't have a MM and already had a MHM.  The mhm seems pretty light but works great 

[illinifan4152]

My vote goes to st croix avid mhm. Awesome rod.

[Klebs01]

9 hours ago, Dan_the_fisher said:

 I strongly prefer cork grips or I would go with the legend tourney series 

LTBs have cork grips?

[MDBowHunter]

I have an avid mhm cranker and it's an awesome rod, I wouldn't go to a mm IMHO.

[curtis9]

I have an avid mm and love it.  I've never tried the mhm to see how it compares.  

[Dan_the_fisher]

5 hours ago, Klebs01 said:

LTBs have cork grips?

Sorry meant full cork 

[mojojojo]

Are you talking about the GLoomis E6X and the Avid X? Ive handled both of those rods/compared them in store and they are both extremely nice rods. But If I was to choose one I would go with the Avid X just because it has some awesome guides. Otherwise Id go with the E6X because I like full cork (but the original Avid has full cork if thats the one you're talking about)

Both of them in medium moderate feel more like a medium/light action so be aware of this. They'd be great for smaller crankbaits like the 1.0 square bill size

[RB 77]

I have a couple of the Loomis CBR845's and love them for just about everything but the deepest of divers (DD 22's and such), and even then they will work for those in a pinch. I even like fishing traps in open water with them. Grass is a different story though.

[Dan_the_fisher]

3 hours ago, RB 77 said:

I have a couple of the Loomis CBR845's and love them for just about everything but the deepest of divers (DD 22's and such), and even then they will work for those in a pinch. I even like fishing traps in open water with them. Grass is a different story though.

Sweet that's the model im looking at, how's it with squarebills and dt-10s? That's my two main cbs

[RB 77]

On 5/20/2016 at 9:07 AM, Dan_the_fisher said:

Sweet that's the model im looking at, how's it with squarebills and dt-10s? That's my two main cbs

 

Sorry for the late reply, I hope I can still be of some help. While I haven't thrown any of the D10's with it, it's a great rod for Deep Lil N's which are a similar size plug, just a tad lighter.  As far as square bills go I love them for the KVD 1.5's and the 2.5's. The 1.0 are a tad small for my liking on this rod. My favorite plug to throw with them is a good ol' DD 14. The DD 22's are bit much. Again, this is just my opinion, YMMV...