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Hello, I am looking to buy a spinning rod to dedicate to throwing small cranks (#5 and 7 Shad Raps, Bandit 100 & 200 Series Bandits, 1/8oz Speed Traps, etc...) and small topwaters. I typically throw my small cranks and topwaters on 6 foot 10 Quantum Tour Edition Shaw Grigsby Spinning rod. It is a good rod for it but it is a little to fast of an action to load up on the smaller lures. I am looking at the Shimano Crucial Crankbait CSRC68M Spinning Rod. My question is if you have used this rod is there any benefit to this rod over a traditional medium action moderate tip rod? I have never had to chance to hold this rod. I am not locked to this rod so suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks for the replies. I agree that I couldn't think of any other reasons other than heat, but on the only days that the boxes have been left in the boat it hasn't even been hot enough to melt my snacks. I'll just have to keep a eye out for more swelling.

While getting ready for a fishing trip tomorrow night I was getting a topwater out of my Plano 3700 and was appalled to see my Jackall Mikey Jr and LC RC Wake Bait busting at the top seam. Panicked I started looking into my other boxes and found that I had DD22 and LC CBD20 swelling also. This scares me because there is nothing new or different in the boxes (no soft plastics, noting with super glue or anything to react to the plastics). Two of the lures have not been in the water so they couldn't have been cracked and taken on water. The lures are kept in the house when not in use and are taken out of the boat after use with the exception being if I am fishing the next night and they stay in the boat until after that trip. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions as to what is causing my lures to swell?