I am looking to get a rod specifically for lipless, squarebill and shallow diving crankbaits. I fish from the bank 99% of the time. I am looking at a few brands like BPS Crankin stick, W&M Skeet, W&M RC, The KVD line and the ST Croix line. The lipless baits are normally 1/2oz, the lipped baits Bandit100's and SK 1.0 1.5 and 2.5.

My question is would you reccommend a ML, Med, or MH rod for this. I am pretty sure the length will be 7' but I can talked into going longer or shorter if it would be better.

Thank you in advance

7' MH for sure dude. Welcome to BR!

7' MH for sure dude. Welcome to BR!

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Welcome, and I agree with Packard. Most of my Medium rods have an upper limit of 1/2 oz. You are much better off throwing lures that are in a rods mid-range, IMHO.

MAy I suggest a Powell Max 704 CB. 7' Medium action. PERFECT for everything you need. The best part is: its all graphite, so it is great for topwaters and jerkbaits. It has a great parabolic bend. What a wonderful rod.

MAy I suggest a Powell Max 704 CB. 7' Medium action. PERFECT for everything you need. The best part is: its all graphite, so it is great for topwaters and jerkbaits. It has a great parabolic bend. What a wonderful rod.

I never considered the powell Max because so one carries them where i live. I was able to play with the BPS and KVD rods on a vacation to Orlando when I took a side trip to Bass Pro so i would just order them online if need be. The others I can get locally at Dicks or Gander Mountain.

For jerkbaits i been using my Med action Veritas.

Thanks again to all that responded. I got back fishing more consistantly last year after only getting out a couple times a year for the last 10 years or so. I updated 2 baitcasters last year ( on a MED and a MH Veritas) and those two along with a spinning rig got me through. Just feel like a crankin rod is the way to go next.

I look forward to posting more.

For my crankbaits diving less than 10' I use the St. Croix Mojo Bass "crankster" its a 7'4" Med Moderate.. I fish from the shore and the boat since alot of the lakes close don't allow for the boat...

As a bank fisher you may need a bit longer rod simply so you can cast farther.

As a bank fisher you may need a bit longer rod simply so you can cast farther.

Longer rods can definately help with longer casts. I can never cast far enough from the bank. However, I fish around a lot of brush, trees and tall grass. Shorter rods are easier to work with in these tight spaces. I usually have both long & short rods with me so that I can adjust to the environment.