Crank Bait Casting Rod Info needed

[Bigeye30"]

Looking at purchasing a new rod to cast cranks with, x raps etc, baitcaster style. Anyone have any info they would like to share, what length, action etc would you recommend. Price Range of 150 or lower. I have an extra shimano curado reel sitting around so I figured I'd put it to use this year.

[RiverBassGuy]

X Raps:

-Cabela's Fish eagle XML C663X-1 -6'6" MH ($140)

-St. Croix avid AVC656MHM -6'6" MH moderate

-Loomis GL2 PR845C 7'0" MH mod fast ($165)

DT's/Deep cranking:

-Cabela's Fish eagle XMl C703-1- 7'0" MH mod fast($140)

-St. Croix avid AVC70MHM -7'0" MH moderate ($170)

[Vexipro]

go with the cabelas rods. 25 year unconditional gaurantee. cant beat that IMO

they also had a deal on saturday (dont know if its still going) got the XML combo'd with a curado for 229$ 50$ rebate on the curado ending today!!

[Team Otter]

Jason Mitchell Elite Series, 7' Spinning...

Crank Bait Rod

[JohnMickish]

If you have an extra Curado, why not put it on a Shimano Crucial baitcasting crankbait rod? I'd go with the CRC-C70M. It's a 7' rod that will help with the casting distance, a medium power and a medium fast tip. For a crankbait rod you want to stay away from a fast or x-fast tip. Those are for jigs and lindy's. You need the rod to be a little more forgiving. You want the fish to eat the crankbait and not feel the rod. You are not finesse fishing so that super sensitive rod tip is going to work against you. I've never had a fish lightly eat a crankbait.

The Crucial is under your budget to boot.

[Bigeye30"]

Thanks all for the replies, I knew I would get some solid info, I'll let ya know what I end up with.

[cjac]

For your price range the Crucial is a great rod.

I just picked up the 7' MH mod-fast Compre last night, one level lower than the Crucial for $100. I have a 7' Med Mod-action St Croix, and sometimes it does feel a little "whippy" on the larger lipped cranks like the deepr running Rapalas, Wally Divers, etc. The Med is better suited for the smaller lipped baits, not necessarily smaller bodied, but smaller lipped.

Come Fall, I like the Med Croix for the stickbaits like the Rogues, Thundersticks, Frenzy Minnow baits, but for the Shap Raps, etc I picked up the MH Compre.