So I am saving up for a good all around squarebill/lipless crank/jerkbait rod.

I am really leaning towards the Powell Inferno lineup due to price and previous experiences with Powell rods.

Out of the three below, what would you guys suggest? (I'm looking on TW)

6104CB 

704CB Glass

705CB

 

Thanks! I'm open to other rod suggestions as well, just preferably not more than $20 above or below $100. 

If you are fishing in thicker cover with your square bills, get the 705. Otherwise I'd get the 704 or the 6104. Whichever length you prefer.

Kinda tough, I'd do the 6104CB for Jerkbaits and probably the 705CB for squarebills and lipless 

Ugly stik 6'6" mh 

On 4/27/2016 at 8:03 PM, YoungPlug said:

So I am saving up for a good all around squarebill/lipless crank/jerkbait rod.

I am really leaning towards the Powell Inferno lineup due to price and previous experiences with Powell rods.

Out of the three below, what would you guys suggest? (I'm looking on TW)

6104CB 

704CB Glass

705CB

 

Thanks! I'm open to other rod suggestions as well, just preferably not more than $20 above or below $100. 

 

Check out the TAT701MLRB Daiwa Tatula 7' ML casting rod. MSRP is $150 but it can be had on Amazon for $112. I like that it's full grip. I have a Megabass Orochi XX Flatside Special and I prefer my Tatula ML over it. That's how special I think it is. It's my dedicated rod for squarebills and lipless cranks. 

 

1 hour ago, ibobpeb said:

 

Check out the TAT701MLRB Daiwa Tatula 7' ML casting rod. MSRP is $150 but it can be had on Amazon for $112. I like that it's full grip. I have a Megabass Orochi XX Flatside Special and I prefer my Tatula ML over it. That's how special I think it is. It's my dedicated rod for squarebills and lipless cranks. 

 

I ordered one rod through Amazon and it came in a damaged flimsy cardboard box. I don't know if I could stomach that again. 

Dobyns fury series 705cb

Go with the 7' medium for all around cranking applications, and the 7' MH for heavier cranks. True deep cranks call for a MH composite or glass rod of at least 7'6" and Powell doesn't make one in that model. For deep ones, go with the Max 3D 7'11" MH composite.

In fact I like a medium heavy crankbait rod for spinnerbaits and topwaters 3/8 of an ounce or over.

I have 2 of the Inferno 705CB's & 1 of the Dobyns Fury 705CB. I personally like the Infernos better. I throw lipless, squarebills, Rock Crawlers and Chatterbaits on it. Great all around moving bait rods for the $$!

if the Inferno 705cb is anything like the Diesel 705cb id go that route.  i love that rod. very versatile and extremely light. 

I'd go with a Falcon Jason Christie signature rod, 6'8" MH-F, and while the specs don't sound like what you want for those techniques it is actually designed for them. It is a fast action with a soft tips section and it was made for square bills, suspending jerkbait and spinnerbaits but it will easily work for lipless cranks. The length makes it great for accuracy and it is still long enough for good casting distance and it is rated for 1/4oz to 3/4oz, perfect. We all fish different styles but here are what I see as problems for the rods you selected. The first is glass, you do not want a glass rod for jerkbaits, the weight alone will wear you out in a days time and the length, 7' is a bit long in my opinion unless you are tall, 6'4" and taller, I'm 6'2" and 6'10" rod lengths are my limit but even then I still hit the water with the tip. The problem with the 6'10" is it has the same specs as my 6'6" ML, and that rod is great of open water square bills in the 1/4oz to 3/8oz range, it can handle the 1/2oz but if there is any cover it is too moderate and the inferno is a medium power so I'll bet the rod is way to soft for a lipless crankbait. For the techniques you want to cover I use 2 rods but to do it in 1 rod your choices will force you to either throw the square bill in open water only or fish a jerkbait in a non-aggressive manner. The Falcon rod I recommended is in your price range and is designed for what you want to fish, I also think it is the best bet as you give up a little length but it will allow you to fish all of your baits really well with the only thing you sacrifice is a tiny bit of casting distance, so there you have it, that is what I'd get if I needed 1 rod to do those 3 things.