This I guess.

Yep - I have a MH/MF crank rod (Fury 705CB) for my larger cranks, and ML/MF crank rod (Reflexions A) for all my finesse cranks - like Shad Rap 05, 06 & 07, Shallow Shad Rap 07...pretty much any crank 5/16oz or less...the Reflexions is rated 1/8 to 5/8 oz, so the 1/4-5/16oz lures are right about middle of it's range.

I don't even like fishing crankbaits but I still have 4 rods for them, 5 if you count my lipless crankbait rod. 

I currently have four cranking sticks. One is dedicated to smaller/shallow runners, another to deep diving cranks and the other two cover most everything else.

7M for square bills and traps

7'6 MH for down to 15-20

Below 20 not worth my time, more productive with a shakey head or Tokyo rigged paddle tail.

Those are some lucky cranks, with their little booties on so they don’t get ice and salt in their paws when you take them out for a walk in the winter ?

On 12/14/2021 at 12:14 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

I don't even like fishing crankbaits but I still have 4 rods for them, 5 if you count my lipless crankbait rod. 

+1

I use two rods that are pretty much dedicated for throwing crankbaits, and another I'll use for small crankbaits. I will likely add a crankbait rod designed for 8xds at some point as well. My Tatula MH/R glass does take heavier weights well but a rod that's really designed for those heavy lures would still do better.

Because I can.

I have so many cause they can pull double duty and be used for trolling for other species.  
 

also just because the manufacturer says it’s a “crankbait” rod doesn’t mean you can’t use them for other baits.  

I have thee BPS Crankin Sticks 6' M. The wife uses one of them. I normally only have one with me. I will use it for any crankbait I use. It doesn't matter if it is a squarebill, deep diver, or a lipless bait. The only time I bring two of them is to put a crankbait on one and a suspending jerk bait on the other one.

I had 3 rods used for crank baits and other lures.

G. Loomis PR845C 7’ Popping rod  1/4 oz to 5/8 oz lipless and divers, plus structure spoons to 1 oz.

Lamiglas 705C Composite, 7’ for Medium & deep divers 5/8 to 1 oz.

Lamiglas 805C Composite 8’ for deep divers 3/4 to 1 1/2 oz.

Tom

I have two rods dedicated for moving baits.  One is an old maroon BPS Tourney Special 7' mh/f for baits 1/2 ounce and up, and the other is a BPS Bionic Blade 6'6" m/m for lighter baits from 1/4 ounce up to 1/2 ounce.

I have 2 rods, one is a ML Daiwa Tatula rod for cranks down to 10 ft and a Daiwa Tatula MH for anything else.

On 12/15/2021 at 8:20 PM, king fisher said:

Because I can.

Yup.

 

Dobyns 704CB Glass

Lew's Custom Pro Ledge/Crankbait

Phenix X10

Aetos 6'6" MLM

Aetos 7' MM

Gab's Rip Rap Special

B-Hittay

HMG CB 7'2"

HMG 7'2" M-MF

BPS Crankin Stick

Smallmouth 6'10" MH-MF

Ballistic MR 7'7"

and I guess the Regular action Tatulas would also work...so 3 of them.

 

And if I ever need to fish deep, an 7' MH Airrus Ultra XL multi-modulus graphite.

 

I also have an older Hurricane Redbone 7' MLF that I often use crankbaits on.

Crankbaits size, depth and weights being thrown. One older SC Premiere cb setup I don’t think it’s had anything other than Shad Raps tied on it and one of my new Winch setups and never had anything but SK XD’s on it. I guess it all a matter of how big your crankbaits fishing is. 

I only have one cranking rod, a M/MF, and I throw crankbaits more than anything else. 

 

Though I do use my spinnerbait rod for deep diving cranks and my Wacky Rig rod for small balsa cranks.  On a kayak, most of your rods pull multiple duties.