I am looking for a new rod to use with spinnerbaits on Florida lakes. What are your suggestions in the $125 to $175 range?

7'MH St. Croix Avid

Quantum Energy PT 7' MHF. This leaves money left over to buy a few more spinnerbaits too!  

7'MH St. Croix Avid

Specifically, AVC70MHF.

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Quantum has their new line of rods out now and KVD has designed a 6'10" spinnerbait rod (similiar to the new crankbait rods w/ split foam grips and maroon colored).  It is an awesome rod but is just outside of the range you suggested ($199)  It has a great tip and plenty of backbone for roll casting.  I highly recommend it.

try out the St Croix MojoBass spinnerbait rod for $90....I really like the rod and save you a few $$$ for some new lures

7'MH St. Croix Avid

Yes, you can feel the blades move so well.

Thanks Guys.  Has anyone tried the rods by Deep South.  I hear the quality is good.

    My spinnerbait rod is a 6'6" MH All-Star Pro Series casting rod.  It does pretty good, but I hope to upgrade soon.

avid, great rod, great warranty

team all star im10 freshwater 806c  6'8" mhf   love it

look at the H&H rods website. the hxs or hx3, i own a hxs and i love it.

Kistler Magnesium TS All Purpose Special 6' 9" Medium Heavy Fishing Rod. This is an awesome spinnerbait rod. It has enough tip to put the bait where you want it and plenty of backbone to get a good hook set. Hope this helps...  

I too used my Kistler Magnesium TS All Purpose Special 6' 9" Medium Heavy for spinnerbaits, with great success, until a couple weeks ago. I just got the Kistler Argon series spinnerbait rod. Its a 6'7" MH with a short split grip handle. I put a new Revo Winch on it and have only been out twice since getting it set up. So far so good! This will be my primary spinnerbait rod backed up by my Magnesium All Purpose on those spinnerbait days.

The Argon is just outside your listed price range but they run sales on the website often.

Once you fish with a Kistler it's hard to pick up anything else...IMHO