As the title says I’m going to get a new setup but not sure what to gear it towards( lipless cranks squarebills deep cranks flipping rod?) I usually fish ponds or lakes from the bank and sometimes have access to a boat. I have a spinner bait rod a jig/t rig rod and a medium I use for whatever really. So my question is what should I add to my arsenal?

From the bank you’re not deep cranking, or flipping. Now that I say it any treble hook baits subsurface from the bank can be bad news. Of the rods you mentioned I’d go with the heavy. Pick up a rod rated to 1.25 or 1.5oz and use it for heavy cover frogs, dragging big jigs through nasty stuff, and throwing 5 inch swimbaits. St. Croix H in the BassX/Victory/LTB would work nicely. 
 

Off the wall but a spinning setup to skip senkos, drag a drop shot, throw poppers and small topwaters? Megabass Shakeyhead, St. Croix MLXF, or ya know just an NRX 852.  Only get the NRX if you put a Stella on it. 
 

When I’m pounding the bank I take two sticks, a 1/4 - 3/4oz casting setup and medium or medium light spinning rod. 

On 8/2/2022 at 10:47 AM, TNBankFishing said:

From the bank you’re not deep cranking, or flipping. Now that I say it any treble hook baits subsurface from the bank can be bad news. Of the rods you mentioned I’d go with the heavy. Pick up a rod rated to 1.25 or 1.5oz and use it for heavy cover frogs, dragging big jigs through nasty stuff, and throwing 5 inch swimbaits. St. Croix H in the BassX/Victory/LTB would work nicely. 
 

Off the wall but a spinning setup to skip senkos, drag a drop shot, throw poppers and small topwaters? Megabass Shakeyhead, St. Croix MLXF, or ya know just an NRX 852.  Only get the NRX if you put a Stella on it. 
 

When I’m pounding the bank I take two sticks, a 1/4 - 3/4oz casting setup and medium or medium light spinning rod. 

Thanks for the reply I really appreciate and sorry about not typing back quickly I’ve been very busy lately

I used a MF for crankbaits before finally getting a crankbait rod.  I agree with TNBankFishing.  Fishing them from a bank sucks.  I hate spending $7-$15 on a lure only to leave it on the bottom of the lake, river, etc.  Call me cheap.  The lure is getting its deepest as it approaches the shallow shoreline.  I've lost more than one #5 Shad Rap from shore and they don't run deep at all.

 

I have no idea what rod you should get next.  I like versatility.  The Falcon Head Turner is such a rod.  So are a lot of others.

I second the ML spinning rig for versatility from the bank. 

A 3rd vote for a M/ML spin outfit. Easily my most used rod from the bank for a variety of presentations.