I currently have a falcon bucoo and four veritas rods, and am looking at a new rod in the 160 price range for lipless crankbaits but still having the backbone for plastics my falcon bucoo has these capabilities and im looking at either another bucoo, duckett, or a crucial but am open to other opinions in the same price range. Any suggestions?

I like my Phenix Recon in that price range. It's very sensitive and light.

Be sure and check out the Shimano Crucials..

Pinnacle DHC5-701CAMCB

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Phenix Recons and Powell Endurance. You simply CANNOT beat these 2 rods in that price range, this coming from a man that owns a Dobyns Savvy, Shimano Crucial and Cumara, and a St. Croix Avid. The Powell and Phenix are a notch above the rest.

Phenix Recons and Powell Endurance. You simply CANNOT beat these 2 rods in that price range, this coming from a man that owns a Dobyns Savvy, Shimano Crucial and Cumara, and a St. Croix Avid. The Powell and Phenix are a notch above the rest.

That's right. I haven't owned any Phenixes, but my Powell Maxes have treated me so well; I didn't need to! The Endurances are supposedly lighter and more balanced- I don't know how that's possible. The Maxes are awesome as they are.

Oh, and the one time I had to contact Powell (a ceramic insert popped off from a guide after a year's hard use); I got to talk with Keith. Great customer service. He sent me a couple of tip-tops for free, and didn't ask me to even pay shipping.

Check out the Dobyns savvy series

What do you guys think about duckett rods

Shimano Crucial.

That's right. I haven't owned any Phenixes, but my Powell Maxes have treated me so well; I didn't need to! The Endurances are supposedly lighter and more balanced- I don't know how that's possible. The Maxes are awesome as they are.

Oh, and the one time I had to contact Powell (a ceramic insert popped off from a guide after a year's hard use); I got to talk with Keith. Great customer service. He sent me a couple of tip-tops for free, and didn't ask me to even pay shipping.

Deep, the endurances are a bit lighter and more balanced due to the smaller guides throughout the rod. They aren't "micro" but they give some of the same advantages, without it being unnaturally strong. All of the guides are either a size or two smaller.

And I agree. You simply WILL NOT beat a Powell under $200, with the exception of maybe a Phenix Recon (Havent used one yet)

St Croix Avid

Powell....... Anything from Powell!!!!!

Phenix Recon 715.

Check out the Dobyns savvy series

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Pinnacle DHC5-701CAMCB

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Are those rods Blue? That bottom middle pic looks like the rod is Blue but it looks black in the other pics.