Abu veritas winch 7' medium moderate or 7' BPS crankin stick medium.

What are your thoughts?

I have the winch and like it.  I haven't used the BPS rod but have heard they are pretty decent.  I don't think you can go wrong either way.  I think you can catch the BPS rod on sale for under 70 bucks if you are patient

Throw the duckett ghost 7' medium crankbait rod into the mix just for kicks too.

I have a 7' MH and a 7'6 MH BPS crankin stick that I use. They're both decent rods for the money. They're fairly light for a crankbait rod and just enough sensitivity for a CB rod. The only drawback, for me anyway, was that the "power hump" handle took some getting used to initially. After a few outings I got used to it though. Oh, and they look pretty old fashioned but looks don't really matter to me. Having never used the Veritas Winch, I can't provide a comparative opinion, but either of those two will be decent sticks at that price point.

The veritas winch is lighter but more prone to breaking. Both are good choices though. I have three BPS cranking sticks (7' m, 7' mh, and 7'10" mh) and they are great rods, sensitive, flexible, and strong.

While the Winches are light, I found them to be too whippy for me. But I fish a lot of grass, and prefer a rod that is a little stiffer to get a clean "rip". The Winches do/did not do that well enough for me. Around rock/wood, etc...they are fine.

_{Do they still make the 7' Medium? I say this because I was on the BPS website and they only had a med-lt and a MH listed for 7'.}

 

_{Tight lines,}

_MSA