crankbait rod

[midwesthunter]

I can get a good deal on a st. croix tournament legend rod that looks like it would be quite the crankbait rod. It is 6'6'' but it is a medium heavy action. should I be concerned about the action? I will mostly be trolling medium shad rap type lures or casting a little bigger stickbaits. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Borch]

Personally I like a medium or medium light baitcasting rod from 6-8' long. If you go with a med heavy you'll need to use mono and avoid the super braids or you'll lose lots to fish due to hooks ripping out.

[PerchJerker]

The length is okay but the action is too heavy for a walleye crank rod in my opinion. I use 7' ML rods and super lines.

And I don't think you're going to want to use mono for walleye cranks unless you're pulling planer boards in open water.

[Team Otter]

I would be concerned about the action.

Good information has already been shared. I don't have anything to add.

[Fish&Fowl]

The only thing I'll add is that superlines are great for trolling. Thinner diamater lets the lure dive deeper and is much more abrasion resistant if you occasionally bump any boulders. I would go with a 6'6" or longer in M or ML and run a superline.

[slipperybob]

Keep in mind that many of the LT rods were designed specifically for walleye fishing and a med-heavy for walleye is about typical med power for most rods. You have to look at the lure weight and line #test to help make that determination for you. I think it might be a fast action. I would use it for casting but not trolling as trolling many times requires a softer more moderate rod action.

[OLY]

I use a 7ft MH fiberglass crankbait rod and 20 lb powere pro. I have used this set up for two years on pool 2 of the mississippi and I have had unbelievable success with it. I cant recall losing a single fish. I have landed dozens of fish over 25 inches and it has really been an awesome set up.

[midwesthunter]

For all of you who like a longer rod trolling cranks, what do you use for casting? Would a 7' rod be too long for casting cranks and xraps?

[Borch]

Nope.

Unless you're casting around obstacles the length has more benefit for longer casts, more leverage for hook sets and getting fish out of cover.

[PerchJerker]

All of my trolling is done with 7 foot casting rods.

Most of the casting I do with walleye cranks is with spinning rods, 6'6" to 7' long. Occasionally with casting rods but usually with spinning gear.

[hanson]

If you are looking at St Croix for a crank trolling rod, check out the Tidemaster series, specifically the Tidemaster 7'-6" Medium Power Moderate Action.

Alot of very, very good walleye fisherman troll with this rod. I used one all last fall and it is sweet!

It handles large incidental muskies very well too!

[PerchJerker]

 Originally Posted By: hanson

If you are looking at St Croix for a crank trolling rod, check out the Tidemaster series, specifically the Tidemaster 7'-6" Medium Power Moderate Action.

Alot of very, very good walleye fisherman troll with this rod. I used one all last fall and it is sweet!

It handles large incidental muskies very well too!

I know where you heard about that rod

IMO they are great for the easy-pulling stick baits that we run in the fall, but they load up too much on many of the big-billed deeper-running harder-pulling baits that we run at other times of the year. Definately a great rod, but not my favorite unless you're only looking at stick baits.

[Esox_Magnum]

I run a Fenwick Techna AV 7' or 7'6 (cant recall) for casting X Raps paired with a Revo this is a nice set up. For trolling I run 8' or longer Salmon/Steelhead rods and Fenglass with Okuma line counters. Also helps living in Berkley country I got my casting set up for around $60. My old casting set up was a Fenwick GT series 6'6 with a 4600 Abu, worked ok to and caught many a nightime eye.