Crankbait rod question

• Apr 17, 2017

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turkeyhunter835

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I'm not the biggest crankbait guy, I'm more into throwing jigs and shaky heads. The past 2 weeks on Lanier I have been nailing them on crankbaits, it has got me wanting a crankbait rod. I'm going to get a duckett ghost rod, I have a few and love them, my question is they offer a 7ft M and a 7'6 MH, what's the advantage on both, I've been throwing deeper diving cranks so that's what I will probably be using most with it,

 

• Apr 17, 2017

• #2

GeorgiaPineHunter

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I have an ALX Zolo Grind 7'11". Honestly, wouldn't buy another cranking rod. They sponsor my old college team so we got a discount but they're worth the money IMO. The medium can probably handle up to a 6XD but the MH can take an 8XD. My Grind has handled a 10XD and I wasn't exhausted after throwing it.

 

• Apr 18, 2017

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shotgun

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X2 on the DUCKETT RODS. Best rods I have used. Check Academy they have the 7 footers and also Amazon.

 

• Apr 18, 2017

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brunofishing

Senior Member

I have the Red Duckett cranking rod. Its the 7'6" MH... I can crank all day long and not feel like my arms are jello at the end of the day! I throw BIG crank baits!

 

• Apr 18, 2017

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toyota4x4h

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Youd need the longer mh heavy rods for the deep divers. Get you one of the new Skeet Reese magnum crankers they are 9'10" Supposedly you can sling a big crankbait over 100 yds with it easy.

 

• Apr 18, 2017

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StriperrHunterr

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toyota4x4h said:

Youd need the longer mh heavy rods for the deep divers. Get you one of the new Skeet Reese magnum crankers they are 9'10" Supposedly you can sling a big crankbait over 100 yds with it easy.

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No doubt you need the distance. I prefer my medium Shimano Clarus for throwing my big cranks. I also prefer spinning in almost anything I do, except for live baiting striper in the cooler months.

 

• Apr 18, 2017

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lampern

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MH rod is for throwing heavier cranks

 

• Apr 18, 2017

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toyota4x4h

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StripeRR HunteRR said:

No doubt you need the distance. I prefer my medium Shimano Clarus for throwing my big cranks. I also prefer spinning in almost anything I do, except for live baiting striper in the cooler months.

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I fished the bass pro big bass tourney last year at Chickamauga Lake and the first 150 sign ups got a free Clarus 7'2 mh..I LOVE that rod.

 

• Apr 18, 2017

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StriperrHunterr

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toyota4x4h said:

I fished the bass pro big bass tourney last year at Chickamauga Lake and the first 150 sign ups got a free Clarus 7'2 mh..I LOVE that rod.

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Absolutely. I did lose the first guide a little while back and had to replace it, but it's still my favorite for most purposes.

 

• Apr 18, 2017

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turkeyhunter835

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Thanks guys. Guess I'll be ordering the 7'6 MH,

 

• Apr 20, 2017

• #11

Darkhorse

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My main crankin' rod is a Shimano crankbait rod medium power. I've had this rod for several years and I think it's a Crucial rod. The action is just right for cranking but a few years ago I hooked a big fish and the fish controlled the fight not me. I could not keep it out of the bushes and it ended up trapped to the brush by a treble hook. I got lucky when I went in after the fish as I was able to get a net under it and trap it to the brush. That fish weighed a little over 9 pounds.
So the next year I bought a Compre 7'0 foot crankbait rod in MH so I might be able to control a fish in the same situation.
What I've found is this, the MH is the rod for deep cranking or big baits. But the action is still a bit unforgiving and more fish are lost due to the hooks pulling out than are caught.
The medium has a lot higher catch rate for me as the rod has a more parabolic action.
I've changed out some trebles with the EWG replacement hooks and almost all fish hooked with those ends up a caught fish. Well worth the money.

 

• Apr 20, 2017

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sbroadwell

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For the really big CBs, that dive real deep, you really can't beat an S-glass blank. I've made several for people from Phoenix blanks, and lately several of a comparable, but less expensive, MHX blank. The one I made for myself is 8 feet long, and the action is very parabolic.

 

• Apr 21, 2017

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FootLongDawg

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After doing a lot of research, I bought a Duckett Micro Magic 7 ft. Medium action and topped it with a Shimano Curado two months ago. I would like to tell you my thoughts on the rod, but I have not been fishing this year.

 

• Apr 21, 2017

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turkeyhunter835

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So when we're talking u need a MH for deep diving cranks, how deep we talking 15+? 10+?? Don't ever see myself throwing the strike king 10xd

 

• May 22, 2017

• #15

jbp84

Senior Member

I use a hammer 7'11 it will launch a crankbait 5xd+ 50-60yds with a bb1 5:1

 

• May 22, 2017

• #16

Lanier Jim

Senior Member

Okuma EVX-CB-701Mb or CB- 701MHb.....7'1"....great rods for crankbaits and even swimbaits. Just my 2 cents - LJ

 

• May 22, 2017

• #17

Andy O

Senior Member

X2 on the Okuma!