Creampuffwar Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I'm looking for a casting rod to match a Shimano Cardiff 100A. My fishing spots are private ponds, and I want a reliable 7" crank bait rod. A rod for cranking somewhere from 1" to 10". I'm somewhat of a novice on gear, but not sure what kind of rigging I need. A 7" Medium with 20lb test line is what I'm considering rigging. I'm also looking for a bait caster to match a Shimano Clarus 6" Med rod. It's set up for light lures. I got the rod on sale at Cabela's for $39.99. How would I want to fish this rig? What kind of reel and line weight do I want? Quote
Scorcher214 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I'm not huge crankbait user but I dont think 20lb line will allow your cranks to run at their proper depths. I would opt for 10lb or 12lb. Quote
Packard Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Depends on the cover that you are fishing but a 7'0" MH/M w/ 10-17lb line is what you are going to want to be using with crankbaits. Some good lines are Yo-Zuri Hybrid, McCoy Mean Green, Seaguar Tatsu, Sunline FC Sniper, Trilene 100% FC. I don't know how much you want to spend on a rod but the BPS Crankin' Stick is a good place to start. For your second setup, I don't know how light of lures you are talking but you are going to have to spend some cash to get a baitcaster to throw lures under 1/4 oz. weights. If you are talking 3/8-1/2oz lures then almost any decent reels will do. Again, I don't know how much you want to spend but some great places to start are the BPS Pro Qualifier, BPS Carbonlite, Shimano Citica, Shimano Curado, Lews Speed Spool, Abu Garcia Revo S. It would help if you gave some more information and price ranges. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted March 10, 2012 Super User Posted March 10, 2012 If your talking 20lb braid, you'll be fine, 20lb mono or fluoro......unless your squarbilling or wakeing a crank in heavy shallow cover that would be a terrible all purpose line choice. If you want mono or fluoro like others said stay with 10-12lb size line. I agree on the 7' M BPS cranking stick, I had one and regret not having it any more, it was a great rod for most cranking situations. As for your 6' M rod, find a Gander Mtn that has the $79 Citica's on sale, load it up with 12-14lb mono/fluoro OR 20-30lb braid. Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted March 10, 2012 Super User Posted March 10, 2012 I'm looking for a casting rod to match a Shimano Cardiff 100A. My fishing spots are private ponds, and I want a reliable 7" crank bait rod. A rod for cranking somewhere from 1" to 10". I'm somewhat of a novice on gear, but not sure what kind of rigging I need. A 7" Medium with 20lb test line is what I'm considering rigging. I'm also looking for a bait caster to match a Shimano Clarus 6" Med rod. It's set up for light lures. I got the rod on sale at Cabela's for $39.99. How would I want to fish this rig? What kind of reel and line weight do I want? Can't add to what has already been said about your 7' crankbait rod, but maybe I can give a suggestion on which reel for light lures. As has already been mentioned, light lures with a baitcasting reel means spending money. A great buy was 3 used Pixies on another forum for $250 apiece. Expect to pay a LOT more for any new reel capable of going that light. What do you consider light? An excellent option for a lot less money is the discontinued Curado 50E. Still going to cost you around $130. I was able to get out once with my 51E. Had a 3/16 oz. spinnerbait on it. Was very satisfied with the distance I was getting. Pretty sure 1/8 oz. is not going to be a problem. It is mounted on a Falcon Expert 6'6" Medium rod. This rod has a nice parabolic bend which I feel helps with loading the rod with lighter lures. I've got another more expensive reel (that is known to handle light lures satisfactorily) spooled with the same line but mounted on an extra fast action medium power rod of the same length that won't cast as far. My personal preference is to fish 8 lb. line when fishing light baits. I picked up a used Sol, bought a Presso spool for it, and am going to try 6 lb. mono on a Falcon Expert Light rod for even lighter baits. Total cost is still less than the $250 for one of those Pixies. Quote
Creampuffwar Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 My passion for fishing and learning is greater than my knowledge of gear as some of you are noticing. The 6" says it's best for lures 1/4 to 5/8oz. I like fishing with fluorocarbon line only, but do not know how to set rigs and fish them. I'm willing to spend $100 or less on a rod or a reel. I need help with what line and lures to rig with this set up. On my 7", I'd like to run square or round bill cranks. Depths in any of the ponds is no greater than 20ft. My inlaws pons is filled with submerged timber. In fact, I broke Shimano Rod Thursday on the pond when I got a jig hung. Speaking of jigs, what kind of rod and reel set up would I want for that kind of fishing. Quote
Creampuffwar Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 Went out to my local BPS and got some good help. I picked up a 7" M F BPS Crankin Stick and matched it with a BPS Extreme Bait Cast Reel (5.8.1). I'm going to put on a 15lb fluorocarbon line. I decided to take the Citica (4.1) and pair it with the 6", and throw jerkbaits, shallow crankin, and top waters. Other suggestions for applications to this set up? The ponds I fish do not have a lot of grassy covers, but mostly timber in the pond. Could I work a frog around stumpy areas and downed trees? Quote
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