Got to get out on the water yesterday and give my new crankbait rod a workout. Tied a 6XD on my new *** Fate Chrome 7'3" MH Cranking rod. Love the rod. Looks and feels great. Light and balanced well. Only complaint is dang this thing feels like a limp noodle when casting. It's rated up to 1 1/2oz so I'm not pushing it. Is this a normal feeling with these glass/graphite rods?? It threw my smaller cranks around great. Almost tempted to get the 7'9" H for my bigger cranks.

Slow down your casting motion.

Think of it as have 3 distinct phases.

Swing back - load & Launch.

Start the swing back slow.  Then move forward (start the cast)  - not super fast, but with purpose.  Let & feel the blank load as the rod starts picking up the weight of the bait (loading). Then at the appropriate moment (once the reel is just about pointing at your target) - you release the spool, and the loaded rod will gracefully launch your bait into space.  Try to be smooth. 

After getting the hang of it, you may find that you can cast very effectively with very little effort as the rod does quite a bit of the work for you.

Here a video - I'm casting a 5/8 oz spinnerbait of a 7-4 composite stick - I love casting these. 

 

A-Jay

 

7 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Slow down your casting motion.

Think of it as have 3 distinct phases.

Swing back - load & Launch.

Start the swing back slow.  Then move forward (start the cast)  - not super fast, but with purpose.  Let & feel the blank load as the rod starts picking up the weight of the bait (loading). Then at the appropriate moment (once the reel is just about pointing at your target) - you release the spool, and the loaded rod will gracefully launch your bait into space.  Try to be smooth. 

After getting the hang of it, you may find that you can cast very effectively with very little effort as the rod does quite a bit of the work for you.

Here a video - I'm casting a 5/8 oz spinnerbait of a 7-4 composite stick - I love casting these. 

 

A-Jay

 

Thanks man. I kinda figuring there would be a learning curve with the rod, but I didn't expect it to be that whippy.....lol.

1 minute ago, PaFrogThrower9 said:

Thanks man. I kinda figuring there would be a learning curve with the rod, but I didn't expect it to be that whippy.....lol.

 

'Whippy' is what makes it a crankbait rod.

Just remember to CONTINUE REELING on the strike & through the hookset.

You'll be glad you did,

A-Jay

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

 

'Whippy' is what makes it a crankbait rod.

Just remember to CONTINUE REELING on the strike & through the hookset.

You'll be glad you did,

A-Jay

Thanks for all your help. I appreciate it. By the way I was at Wal-Mart the other day and they had those Tour  KVD 7'4" MH rods marked down to $50. I was tempted to grab one but I didn't....lol.