American Rodsmiths

[gman2]

Anybody use and like any of these rods I am thinking about trying out a few of them. Thanks Fellas

[5bass]

The only American Rodsmiths rod I own is the David Fritts 7'6" (DF76) fiberglass crankin' rod.I strictly use it for deep crankin' and thats it.I love it.

[gman2]

I appreciate your insite man I will look into that one.  Some subjects are hard to get insight on.

[5bass]

.....not alot of people like throwing deep cranks like I do.

[gman2]

Hey I know this is the wrong area but what deep cranks would you recoomend to somebody looking to inhance those skills to start with. I have all Rapala's DT Series but really struggle to force myself to do deep cranking.  All advice is appreciated.

[5bass]

My favorites in order are DD22,LC CBD-20,DT16,Manns 20+......look thru the threads on the fishing tackle forum,you'll see other members input on some deep cranks.

[gman2]

Thanks so far you have been the most helpful.  May the bait monkey bless you with a sale.

[bitman]

I use the Fritts crankbait rods too and love them!  I also have a 7 foot medium Carolina rod on my diawa spinning reel and love it!!!  I really like ARs products and plan on using more of them in the future, if you can pry my Tough and Lits outta my hands, LOL

Danny

[basspro48]

also, don;t overlook the Bandit 300 series. They are very good baits that come with good hooks and in good colors.

[hi_steel_basser]

For deep crankin, I have what I believe to be the ultimate combo. A St. Croix fiberglass 7' rod with a Shimano Curado 5:1 reel. The rod is too havy for shallow cranks, and the reel is too slow. I see a G Loomis rod in my future, solely for shallow cranks and topwaters. I will pair it with a 6:1 reel and 12-14lb test mono.