BassMaster#1

Love my 7'3" duckett the best, but like my bps carbon light too.

I have heard great things about the BB1. I have two lews, tournament mg for cranking and tournament speed spool and love these reels. Cast a mile and hardly ever catch a back lash. I also have two pro qualifiers and a revo s, but the lews are my favorite. I would go for the BB1 or any tournament lews.

You can also get a Shimano Clarus topwater or crankbait MH/Moderate Fast tip for $89.00 at *** or basspro. I just picked up the Compre crankbait rod for $100 in 7'6" MH/Moderate Fast. My thinking is this Moderate fast tip will let me use this rod for a little bit more applications then just Cranking because the rod tip is not so whimpy. You could also go for the topwarter which is built off the same blank, but in MH/Fast tip. The good thing is Shimano offers the over the counter Warranty. You may want to also look at the duckett rods. I have a 7'3" MH which can be used for cranking as the rating is more in between a M and MH. Just my thought on a rod that can do double duty

Thanks 78Staff. I did have the cranking stick from BBS, but took it back when I found the kistler. The BBS was a good rod just didn't like how fat the handle was. I guess I'm going to pick me up one again in the 7'10" because they are so cheap and I don't have room for anything thing longer than 7'. I heard the Dobyns and Denali are great cranking rods not so much for skeets and Mojo cranking rods. Tackleware house has a phoenix rod I was looking at and the W&M Clunn cranking rod for like $60. Any ways thanks and enjoy that fine cranking stick.

I called kistler today, but the don't make the rod anymore. Cast away makes a 7'11" telescopic rod but its a M power casting rod and not glass. Not sure if it would do what I want. Guess I could check out the cranking stick but that rod isn't glass either. Any use it before?

No one have any recommendations?

I had a 7'9" kistler micro magnesium ts crankbait rod that broke on my last outing. I sent it back to tackle warehouse for a replacement, but just received an email they don't carry the rod anymore. My $120 was refunded but now I'm in the market for a new rod. Wish I could just find this rod again for the same price I played for it. Maybe someone can help me find another perfect crankbait rod. Needs to be under $150 somewhere in the 7'6" to 7'10", telescopic and handle 6xd and dd22. Would also prefer split grip and micro. Thanks for the help

So do jerk jerk pause reel up most of slack Long sweep, pause reel up most of slack Jerk jerk , pause reel repeat. Wondering how you handle the slack in your line. After I jerk or sweep I'm left with lots of slack. Just wandering how much of the slack you pick up before continuing your next jerk or sweep

Thought he was talking about clacking rap.

My favorite lipless crank bait in olive or perch

I like seaguar or berkley 100% fluro

I like the bps carbon light with micro guides and with the spring classic starting tomorrow you can get the Johnny morris one for $106 with a rod trade in. If you don't have a bass pro by you get the veritas of tackle warehouse when the have their 10 or 15% sale within the next couple weeks.

Single and twin tail grubs are good, but I like craw baits for trailers. Rage craws, grande mega claws and chigger craws. Try these and I'm sure you will narrow it down. Good luck

I have a shimano Sahara which I really love. Think it is a 2400 which runs somewhere around 60 but cabelas was selling them for 40 a couple weeks back. You might want to check it out but I also heard great things about the pfluger

I have this same rod in the same size and power. I really like the feel and the sensitivity of this rod. You can feel every bite and would say the rod is a little on the lighter side compared to other mh rods. You can't go wrong though great rod