What is the deepest diver you will use a Medium light action rod with???

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Read a local article and they were talking about the David Fritts 7'11" e-glass rod. The writer was observing a day on the water with the husband/wife team and the angler pulled a rod out that the writer said looked like a pool que. He uses it for DD22's. Even let the writer throw it, said the big crankbait came through the water like a spinnerbait on this setup. Anybody got experience with these or a similar rod?

I'm the wrong guy to get cranking advice from but I can help on the rod part of your question...  for deep diving crankbaits, a heavy rod (physical weight, not power) will aid the dampening affect.  You've heard people extole the greatness of glass- have you wondered why not a mod to mod-fast rod in graphite?  It's the weight of the rod that makes it even better.  (for anyone that doesn't know, glass is heavier than graphite.)

A low speed reel also helps.

I agree with flechero 100%.

I use to use the old e-series glass rods from St.Croix back when I could stand long enough to really deep crank.

They have since re-numbered them and changed the looks and dropped the medhvy powers. Both of my rods ranged from 6'6" to 7' in the medium heavy mod tip rods. Much easier to throw the Poes Ceader's 20', and the Norman's DD22, I use to throw with the heavier rods countering the heavy resistance getting those baits down.

St.Croix has now released the 1C66MM and 1C70MM both are in the Medium power and Moderate tip actions for deep cranking and midline cranking.

I always used a 3.8:1 or 4.0:1 GR on deep diving.

Tight Lines!!

There are several of our local guys that use the Falcon CC-17-7H for fishing DD22's and the like. It was originally designed as a Carolina and jig rod.

I use the Ic70mm St.Croix and love it. It seems to help with the hook set. The only problem is I have to use low stretch line when I want to rip it through grass.

I think the AR 7'11 is a MH... Its got a really big butt section. Few of the local cranking experts love these rods. Just wondering if any other company makes a similar rod. Seems like it would be easier on my wrists and arms, if it works like the author of the article.

I use 5.1 reels and Med and Med Light graphite rods, and  a MH for DD22's. I tried some true glass rods and just cant get used to them. Have caught alot of fish on graphite, but always looking for an easier way to crank the big baits.

Fly, I fish deep cranks ALOT and I use the AR David Fritts DF76 which is a medium action glass rod for all my deep crankin'. Its big like you mentioned and a little heavy but I wouldnt consider throwing my deep cranks with anything else. I have it paired with one of the BPS David Fritts crankin' reels in the 4.7:1 ratio and it is an AWESOME set-up. No problems pulling DD22's or Mann's 20+ or DT16 's all day long. Those Fritts reels are on sale at BPS right now, by the way.