Shallow crank rod...

[DitchPanda]

I'm thinking of maybe picking up a new one. Planning to throw mostly DT 4s, Bomber 100 and Frittsides. Budget up to $150ish. Suggestions?

[walleyecrazy]

The Daiwa Tatula 7' M power Regular action is a good one for those applications in that price range. It is actually labeled as a top water, and shallow crank rod. I use mine for smaller shallow cranks, and jerk baits and it has done great.

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Fury 703C

 

[MN Fisher]

^ What he said - I picked up a FR-703C specifically for jerks and shallow cranks.

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1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

^ What he said - I picked up a FR-703C specifically for jerks and shallow cranks.

Not a fan of it for JBs, like a shorter rod with a shorter butt for JBs. Had it out today, and it launched a Daiwa Peanut, KVD 1.0  and a small Speed Trap like a champ with 12 lb mono.

[MN Fisher]

Just now, BassWhole! said:

Not a fan of it for JBs, like a shorter rod with a shorter butt for JBs. Had it out today, and it launched a Daiwa Peanut, KVD 1.0  and a small Speed Trap like a champ with 12 lb mono.

Ya, well I'm limited by budget and room in the canoe...so do the best I can.

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Just now, MN Fisher said:

Ya, well I'm limited by budget and room in the canoe...so do the best I can.

If you are fishing sitting down, then with tip up it will work fine, I would weigh the JBs just a tad more than if fishing them tip down, or use a deeper diving one. 

[Bluebasser86]

I use a St. croix Legend Glass 6' 10" MH/M, best cranking stick I've ever owned.

[kayaking_kev]

Dobyns Champion 704cb Glass is awesome for shallow cranks and small trebles, it throws the DT4 great. It has some power issues with a DT6 sometimes. It's the most parabolic rod out of the bunch. I just sold mine is near perfect condition for $150.

 

I also have a Tatula 7 ft. Medium / Regular and that is decent at shallow cranks, not quite as good as the Dobyns, but it's has more power and better at throwing Medium divers. I liked to throw the Whopper Plopper 90 with it. I'm also selling this rod though.

 

The Dobyns Fury 703c was the 1st of 14 Dobyns I owned, I liked it so much I bought the 663c also, but it's a lot like the Tatula rod above. I learned from fishing a lot of shallow rivers that when fish can't dive deep, they like to jump out of the water a lot more with fierce head shakes, and I like to have a nice limber rod because of this. Especially, when they are river smallies. The rod could throw squarebills decently, but I preferred it as a Jerkbait, Lipless, Single Hook Moving Bait rod. Their both already sold and replaced with custom rods.

 

I built a custom rod on a Phenix X-10 Blank and it fits between both of them nicely. They are available in a production models as well for $200 on TW, but maybe you could find a used one for $150. It weighs a lot less than the other rods.