As the title suggests what is your current lipless crank bait set up : Rod , Reel , Gear Ratio and Line ? ... Specifically looking to target Central Florida lakes during a near future trip - thanks in advance !

7' MH/F (fishes more like a MH/MF) Ethos, KastKing Assassin 6.3, Berkley Big Game 15lb. 

 

You're probably going to be fishing around grass though, which I'm not. You might want to be tossing them on braid to help rip out of the weeds and to help cut through grass while you're fighting fish. 

Irod Genesis LL  Gabe's rip rap special. Itis basically a 7 foot medium moderate although they call it a fast action rod.  The reel is a Diawa Tatula Type R 6.3 to i and 12 pound P Line Floroclear.

If I am fishing over grass or over structure this is my preferred rig. If there is more vegetation or junk around I use another similar rod bit it has 30 Power Pro on it.

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing_lures/perfecta-lte.html

#10 Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo

 

 

I fish lipless cranks on a bunch of different rods, depending on conditions, but the general, all-around rig in open water is:

 

Daiwa Tatula rod - 7'7" medium - "regular" (moderate-fast)

Daiwa Tatula reel - 6.3:1

15 lb Big Game line

 

So far mono line rules - is the stretch of mono and advantage ?

Dobyns fury 733.

Lews tournament mb 7.1.1.

P line 12 lb cxx 

I might switch some reels this year and th is is one I've been thinkin about maybe going a little slower down to a 6.1.1

 

7' 2" MH/F Phenix M1 rod, JM Sig reel with 12# Yo Zuri

 

 

 

 

Mike 

 

I haven't made a cast yet this season.   While I've replaced/upgraded some rods & reels in the starting line up, the lipless crank rig is the same as last year.   7' Bucco Trap Caster , Calcutta 200 TEGT and 17 or 20 Iron Silk line.

If I'm ripping weeds, I prefer a fast action rod.  For bouncing off boulders or rip-rap, a moderate action rods suits me better.  Use the lure weight to match with the right power rod - usually a medium will do, unless they're really heavy traps.

I try to have specific set ups when I start the season but as the year goes on my set ups get pretty mixed up.  When I'm out fishing on my kayak and I need to switch things up I don't really care or have the option of which pole I use so I may have a bit of a jumble.

 

My most used pole last year was a 7' MHF Berkley Lightning Rod Shock with the tip busted off so it was more like 6'6" with a Pflueger President spinning reel spooled with 15 lb braid that was on it's third season.  I caught more fish on this than any other spinning or baitcast combo.

 

My favorite lure is the Strike King Red Eye Shad in Orange Craw.

Falcon bucoo trap caster paired with a super tuned shimano citica g spooled with 12lb invisx 

7 ft MH Dobyns 705 CB Glass, Shimano Curado E5 and 12 lb. Yozuri hybrid.  This Dobyns rod is stiffer with a slightly faster action than most glass rods out there.  It handles a lot of different crankbait applications for me very well.

Abu Vendetta 7'M/fast (fishes somewhere between M and MH). Abu Record 40, 10lb. Trilene Big Game.

 

For the 3/4 oz. 7'6" MH/Mod.  Fenwick (I can't remember the model, it's old, and so am I), Abu Ambassadeur 5600C4 Mag., 12 lb. Big Game.

 

Tom

I mostly use a bps extreme rod, MH with mod fast tip. Curado 7:1 reel with 12 lb Invizx. 

7'8" Phenix M1, MH/F (very soft rod though), Lew's Tournament Lite 7:1, 20lb PP Super Slick 8, 10lb fluoro leader if I'm in open water, 15lb fluoro leader in grass.

Picked up a 7'2" Medium Mod-Fast HMG at the suggestion of smalljaw67.  Currently has a Zillion 7.1 with 12 mono on it.  Reel might get changed out, but line will probably stay the same.

7'6 crucial cb w 15lb fc and 6.3 gears. Would rather more high speed though.

G.Loomis PR845C with Daiwa Fuego and 12lb BG mono, use this for most of my smaller crank baits, including lipless.

Tom

Dobyns Fury 733

Shimano Citica 6:1

12lb Big Game

ST Croix LTB TBC70MHMF / SWEEPER SPINNERBAIT Or 

QUANTUM TOUR KVD SIGNATURE SERIES TKVD746MA 7'4" MEDIUM HEAVY COMPOSITE CRANKING STICK

QUANTUM TOUR KVD  6.6:1 TKVD150SPTH Limited Edition   

12lb or 15lb Seaguar InvizX 

 

A-Jay

Megabass x7 diablo fast move

Shimano Metanium MGL 7:1

15 to 17 lb co-polymer

For the lipless crank itself I like using LV 500 and strike king red eye shad

St. Croix Tournament 7.1 MH Fast and 7:1 Met DC with Yozui Flouro 12lb. 

G Loomis 7' CBR 845, Shimano Curado 200 E7 and 12 lb. Yo-Zuri Hybrid.

My current lipless crankbait rod is a Shimano Sellus 7' MH/MF paired with a Bass Pro Shops PQ 6 ratio reel with 12 lb Big Game.