good deep cranking rod in the 100 dollar range

[bflow_6]

wondering what a good deep cranking rod would be in the 100 dollar range wanting to try the 7'3 inch vendetta would this be a good deep cranking stick and maybe double for a hard jerk bait rod.

was thinking the vendetta with a bps pq reel in the 5.3 speed range.

any suggestions????

[fishermantony]

I just got the Shimano Compre Crankbait rod for $109, haven't got to throw it yet but it seems like it will be good for my deep cranking.

[Deputy Dave]

I just bought a 7'3 inch Vendetta to use for the same thing. I obviously haven't had a chance to use it yet living in Indiana but it sure feels good! I'm a Kistler fan (18 of them) but wanted a rod to throw just big deep diving cranks. Since I would only use this rod on a very limited basis I really didn't want to spend another $200 on a deep diving crankbait rod. The price on the Vendetta was right and I read several articles written by guys that have used it for just that and it's getting great reviews! I had a couple extra Revo SX reels laying around so I threw one of those on mine. I realize it's a 6.2:1 ratio reel but I already had it and it looks and feels great on that rod. I'm not sure yet if I'll switch out the reel once I actually start using it this season.

I would look hard at the Vendetta if I were you... 

[flippin and pitchin]

There are some glass rods out there in your price range that are really good, if you like the properties of glass.  St. Croix and Lamiglas come to mind.