Crankbait rod help

[Muha555]

Looking for some help and opinions for a bank shore cranking rod. 3 options im looking at will be below. 

 

Im looking to use the rod for the following
Baitcaster will have a SLX MGL
Bank fishing
Rock and some sparse grass
1/4 oz maybe lighter to 1/2oz max cranks
This includes some square bills

 

Rods in consideration
ML zodias crank 7', 3/16-3/4
M zodias crank 7', 1/4-3/4
M slx glass 7', 1/4-3/4

 

The zodias are on sale right now because they are the old non monocoque handle. Im hesitate with ML because I have the feeling ill break a lighter rod bank fishing.

Anyone have experience with the rods in question? Should I stay away from any mentioned?

[WRB]

$100 difference in price point between SLX and Zodias rods.

No brainer is the Zodias is $99. Go with the Medium power.

Tom

 

[DitchPanda]

3 hours ago, Muha555 said:

Looking for some help and opinions for a bank shore cranking rod. 3 options im looking at will be below. 

 

Im looking to use the rod for the following
Baitcaster will have a SLX MGL
Bank fishing
Rock and some sparse grass
1/4 oz maybe lighter to 1/2oz max cranks
This includes some square bills

 

Rods in consideration
ML zodias crank 7', 3/16-3/4
M zodias crank 7', 1/4-3/4
M slx glass 7', 1/4-3/4

 

The zodias are on sale right now because they are the old non monocoque handle. Im hesitate with ML because I have the feeling ill break a lighter rod bank fishing.

Anyone have experience with the rods in question? Should I stay away from any mentioned?

I bank fish exclusively and I have several medium light rods that I've caught 5oz bluegills all the way up to 25lb carp on...never broke one.

[DomQ]

Check out the intenza rods man, fantastic rods!!

[GetFishorDieTryin]

21 hours ago, Muha555 said:

Looking for some help and opinions for a bank shore cranking rod. 3 options im looking at will be below. 

 

Im looking to use the rod for the following
Baitcaster will have a SLX MGL
Bank fishing
Rock and some sparse grass
1/4 oz maybe lighter to 1/2oz max cranks
This includes some square bills

 

Rods in consideration
ML zodias crank 7', 3/16-3/4
M zodias crank 7', 1/4-3/4
M slx glass 7', 1/4-3/4

 

The zodias are on sale right now because they are the old non monocoque handle. Im hesitate with ML because I have the feeling ill break a lighter rod bank fishing.

Anyone have experience with the rods in question? Should I stay away from any mentioned?

It doesnt matter what power the rod is if you high stick it, its going to break.  The graphite SLX rods arent very light rods I can only imagine how heavy the glass rods are. 

The real question is ML or M Zodias.  If your going to be fishing the bank I would assume your not going to be throwing many DD cranks, so you could probably get away with the ML.  

The ML probably throws 3/16 and 1/4 better then the M.  If you throw more cranks in the 3/16-5/16 go with the ML, if not then get the M.

[Boomstick]

I would go with Medium power for sure, unless you're only throwing very small and light cranks. The Zodias line does tend to run a little heavy, but you can throw a crank all day on a MH/M as well, where I'm fairly sure the ML is still not quite a normal medium.

[Shimano_1]

Medium zodias for sure. Med light is too light for small cranks and the slx isn't near the rod the zodias is