I recently broke my favorite baitcasting rod, a bass pro extreme, and need to get a new one before my 2 day tournament on lake st. claire next weekend. My spending limit is under $150, and i want to know what is the best rod for the money

If I were you I would look at the Shimano line. Good rods and lifetime warranty. Hard to beat at that price.

I would go with a carrots stix but I have heard really good things about shimano rods as well.

St Croix Avid

Powell

Shimano Crucial

Powell Max series, $139 free shipping at ***.

I've got three Crucials and one Carrot Stix.  For $150 either one is hard to beat.

POWELL!!!!

Shimano Crucial gets my vote here. Light, sensitive and you can't beat the over-the-counter warranty!!!

Carrot, Avid, and Crucial in that order.

For 90 bucks you can get a St Croix Mojo Bass and you'll have some dollars to spare for line and lures.

Powell of Carrot Stix

i have a newer bps extreme and now use it for the light weight flukes, jigs and jerks. but i also did buy a shim crucial and man thats a sweet rod. what do you plan on using it for?

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There is no "best."  There are only opinions on what an individual considers to be the best.

Avid or Crucial.

Powell gets my vote for UNDER $150.  It's a toss up with the Crucials on some particular models though, but they retail a bit over the $150 mark...

Shimano Crucial  

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