CARA Amistad is tough to beat. Been using a Duckett 7'6" MH a little this year. Pretty decent rod for $99

fx customs 7 foot 1 med heavy spinning. the spinning reel lets me cast 5 foot leaders etc. its the same rod blank as the casting rod mh so its not a conventional floppy spinning rod. it works great for me

fx rods are 160 I have about 25 of them and 10 nrx

https://www.fxcustomrods.com/

Best Carolina Rod I have ever had is a Kistler Helium MAD 7'11", the current version is a Helium MOD 7'10". Kistler has a current sale going on that gets it down to $250 which I know is slightly over your budget, but I never enjoyed Carolina Rigging until I got this rod.

Falcon Carolina Cara 7'6"

The Cara Amistad is getting a lot of love. I�m already a Falcon fan, so think I�ll habe to up my budget a bit and try one.

Love the NRX 894 for Carolina Rig.

Cara Amistad

Denali Lithium 7' 4' Heavy Fast Action


Check out the Denali Lithium line. Great rod, light weight and their "Fast" is fast and their "Heavy Action" is Heavy unlike a lot of other companies specs.

TW Black Friday sale is right around the corner.

I know it!! I think Falcon is always excluded from their sales though.

TW just got the new Lowrider in the 7�3 Amistad. Only $129. I already have this rod and it�s nice. Pretty close to my Amistad Cara.

Do your self a favor and buy a Power Tackle SB-4!! Right now we have a %15 discount and a Money back guarantee!! The SB-4 will be much more than a C-Rig rod
https://powertackle.com/product/sb-um-r-4-710/

I know that you said below $200, but for $8 more, I really like the Dobyns 734C and you can get it from Amazon...I've ordered three rods this summer from them, and they've all been delivered without any issues

https://www.amazon.com/Dobyns-Rods-...sr=8-1&keywords=dobyns+champion+734c

I 'm still using the old Houston built, Tom Mann Signature, All Star Carolina Rig Rod.