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Looking for suggestions for 2 different cranking rods under 90$ each. One to throw 8-15 foot divers and another to throw 15 up to big 10xd cranks. Anything helps as I am not very familiar with crankbait rods. Need something that will allow me to deflect off of the stumps or rip rap I'm often fishing cranks around. Thanks. 

Look into a cabelas tournament zx. I have the 7'5 medium heavy and have thrown everything to 1/2 ounce rattle traps up to 10xd's

If you wanna go cheap. I like my old ugly sticks and Berkeley lightning rods. They're about 40 bucks each not including a reel

The Lightning Rod Shock is a great CB rod for the money. A lot of backbone but enough flex for treble hook baits.

 

I have a Fenwick Lunker Stik 7'3" mh moderate for  my deeper cranks.  It was $80 on Amazon. It's a composite/fiberglass rod.  It's whippy at the tip but has good backbone.  I can launch DT-10s and 15s pretty good with it.  I have only had it for a couple months but I have yet to have a fish come unhooked on this rod.

I also have a lightning rod shock M spinning rod that I use for lighter cranks, mostly small squarebills. It works well for me and they can be had very cheap from FFO tackle.

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The new Dobyns Colt 705CB would make a great rod for your 8-15'  range.  At 79 bucks it's a great option. There's a recent eval on the Dobyns website.

Look at the Lews David Fritts Perfect Crankbait rod. They have a bunch of different actions and lengths  under $90.

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