Hi all! I am thinking about getting two new casting rods this year, I finally have decided that for my big topwater baits that I love I'll be getting an Irod Fiber 7'5" Fred's Magic Stick for $104 at TW. I am also thinking of getting a rod mostly for crankbaits and other smaller baits like senkos, craws etc. but buying the bigger rod doesn't leave me much of a budget left so I'm looking for a less expensive cranking rod and I've found this Veritas 2.0 Winch 7ft. Medium/Moderate 1/4oz - 3/4oz. lure weight on Amazon.com for $65 shipped. I could also get a Powell Diesel at TW for $55 on sale but they are glass whereas the Veritas is carbon fiber plus they have no warranty and they don't go down quite as far for lighter lures as I'd like at 1/2oz. Which one is the better deal (leaning towards Veritas Winch right now)?

It was pointed out to me that you wouldn't use a crankbait rod for senkos/craws so while we're at it what is the best power/taper for those too?

Weightless T-Rigs: 7ft Medium Fast Action

 

Weighted T-Rigs/Jigs 7ft Medium Heavy Fast Action

 

Id go with the Veritas winch for your cranking needs. 

I have a 7ft. MH/F Abu Garcia ProMax rod, that would probably handle the senko, craw and jigs sufficiently right? Maybe I'll just get the Winch since I can actually get it for free by signing up for an Amazon.com store credit card and get another reel (I already plan on getting a Daiwa Tatula CT 100 for the Irod, Maybe I'll pick up a Pro Qualifier while they are on sale at Bass Pro for $50 to go on the other rod)...hmmm, decisions, decisions...lol.

So what baits (besides crank baits obviously) would/could you throw with a cranking rod like this?

Any trebles

1 hour ago, webertime said:

Any trebles

If that's the case the main reason I'd be getting the Irod is for throwing larger treble hook top water baits (i.e.-Whopper Plopper 130, MS Mini Slammer, Spro BBZ 1 Rat etc.), would getting a cranking rod be redundant? The action on the Veritas is Moderate while the action on the Irod is Fast.

I guess I should be more clear,  any treble baits within the weight range of the Veritas.  The I Rod is too much for lures like X Raps, strike king square bills, Sammies, etc.

I don't think getting a cranking rod would be redundant. Then you would have a setup specific for square bills cranks and sinking treble baits. But that's just my opinion

21 hours ago, webertime said:

The I Rod is too much for lures like X Raps, strike king square bills, Sammies, etc.

Is this because of the fast action? The Irod states it's lure weight range between 1/2oz to 2oz.

The range is a general range. If the range is .5-2oz I would bet my house the sweetspot would be about an ounce.  The baits I mentioned are going to be too light to load that irod effectively.

12 minutes ago, webertime said:

The baits I mentioned are going to be too light to load that irod effectively.

So I will use that primarily for baits 1oz and above which in all honesty is the intended purpose for this rod to begin with. I just noticed today that the Veritas has dropped another $5 on Amazon...it's at $59.95 right now :).

Don't mean to high jack but I don't want to create a new thread for this.  I'm thinking about picking up one of the Winch 2.0 7'11" XH for deep cranking (8xd's, 10xd's, etc).  Does anyone have experience with this particular model?  

 

I have a Veritas MH-F for my jig rod and it definitely feels more on the heavy side, which I'm aware these rods do.  I'm just concerned about this rod actually loading up because I feel like it will be a broomstick.  

17 minutes ago, npl_texas said:

I'm just concerned about this rod actually loading up because I feel like it will be a broomstick.

I have no clue but since it's a Winch model and made for cranking it will have more of a parabolic bend to it so with the size baits you're talking I would think you'd be fine but what do i know...lol.

1 hour ago, Brett's_daddy said:

I have no clue but since it's a Winch model and made for cranking it will have more of a parabolic bend to it so with the size baits you're talking I would think you'd be fine but what do i know...lol.

 

34 minutes ago, LowRange said:

I've got that model.  I use it throw 1 -1 1/2 oz baits for pike and muksy.  As a mag deep crankbait stick its intended purpose is to throw baits like the 8 and 10 XD should work well with those baits.

 

Thanks guys, I went ahead an ordered one.