Why Multiple Crankbait Rods?

[Columbia Craw]

This I guess.

[MN Fisher]

Yep - I have a MH/MF crank rod (Fury 705CB) for my larger cranks, and ML/MF crank rod (Reflexions A) for all my finesse cranks - like Shad Rap 05, 06 & 07, Shallow Shad Rap 07...pretty much any crank 5/16oz or less...the Reflexions is rated 1/8 to 5/8 oz, so the 1/4-5/16oz lures are right about middle of it's range.

[Bluebasser86]

I don't even like fishing crankbaits but I still have 4 rods for them, 5 if you count my lipless crankbait rod. 

[papajoe222]

I currently have four cranking sticks. One is dedicated to smaller/shallow runners, another to deep diving cranks and the other two cover most everything else.

[Phil77]

7M for square bills and traps

7'6 MH for down to 15-20

Below 20 not worth my time, more productive with a shakey head or Tokyo rigged paddle tail.

[CrankFate]

Those are some lucky cranks, with their little booties on so they don’t get ice and salt in their paws when you take them out for a walk in the winter ?

[Choporoz]

On 12/14/2021 at 12:14 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

I don't even like fishing crankbaits but I still have 4 rods for them, 5 if you count my lipless crankbait rod. 

+1

[Boomstick]

I use two rods that are pretty much dedicated for throwing crankbaits, and another I'll use for small crankbaits. I will likely add a crankbait rod designed for 8xds at some point as well. My Tatula MH/R glass does take heavier weights well but a rod that's really designed for those heavy lures would still do better.

[king fisher]

Because I can.

[Nelson Delaney]

I have so many cause they can pull double duty and be used for trolling for other species.  
 

also just because the manufacturer says it’s a “crankbait” rod doesn’t mean you can’t use them for other baits.  

[Log Catcher]

I have thee BPS Crankin Sticks 6' M. The wife uses one of them. I normally only have one with me. I will use it for any crankbait I use. It doesn't matter if it is a squarebill, deep diver, or a lipless bait. The only time I bring two of them is to put a crankbait on one and a suspending jerk bait on the other one.

[WRB]

I had 3 rods used for crank baits and other lures.

G. Loomis PR845C 7’ Popping rod  1/4 oz to 5/8 oz lipless and divers, plus structure spoons to 1 oz.

Lamiglas 705C Composite, 7’ for Medium & deep divers 5/8 to 1 oz.

Lamiglas 805C Composite 8’ for deep divers 3/4 to 1 1/2 oz.

Tom

[Bankbeater]

I have two rods dedicated for moving baits.  One is an old maroon BPS Tourney Special 7' mh/f for baits 1/2 ounce and up, and the other is a BPS Bionic Blade 6'6" m/m for lighter baits from 1/4 ounce up to 1/2 ounce.

[tander]

I have 2 rods, one is a ML Daiwa Tatula rod for cranks down to 10 ft and a Daiwa Tatula MH for anything else.

[new2BC4bass]

On 12/15/2021 at 8:20 PM, king fisher said:

Because I can.

Yup.

 

Dobyns 704CB Glass

Lew's Custom Pro Ledge/Crankbait

Phenix X10

Aetos 6'6" MLM

Aetos 7' MM

Gab's Rip Rap Special

B-Hittay

HMG CB 7'2"

HMG 7'2" M-MF

BPS Crankin Stick

Smallmouth 6'10" MH-MF

Ballistic MR 7'7"

and I guess the Regular action Tatulas would also work...so 3 of them.

 

And if I ever need to fish deep, an 7' MH Airrus Ultra XL multi-modulus graphite.

 

I also have an older Hurricane Redbone 7' MLF that I often use crankbaits on.

[Spankey]

Crankbaits size, depth and weights being thrown. One older SC Premiere cb setup I don’t think it’s had anything other than Shad Raps tied on it and one of my new Winch setups and never had anything but SK XD’s on it. I guess it all a matter of how big your crankbaits fishing is. 

[Bankc]

I only have one cranking rod, a M/MF, and I throw crankbaits more than anything else. 

 

Though I do use my spinnerbait rod for deep diving cranks and my Wacky Rig rod for small balsa cranks.  On a kayak, most of your rods pull multiple duties.