Ok best for the technique you want to fish depends a lot on you. There are many good rod brands out there that will work so i won't go into that. I will just suggest to you what I like best for the techniques you want to fish. You will have to choose the brand that fits you best. For a Drop Shot I use a 6ft 8in -7ft rods. Rod lure weight rating is around 1/8-1/2 oz or a 2 or 3 power rating if the rod is listed like that.
For crank baits shallow to 12ft I like a 7ft crank bait rod. I like a blend of glass and graphite. Some people like all glass and others prefer all graphite so you will have to see what you like best. Weightless fluke I like a 6ft 8 in rod in a 4 power because I use a 4/0 hook and I like to work it with the tip pointed down toward the water so that is why I use a rod shorter than 7ft.
Football jigs I use a 7ft 3in to 7ft 6in rod in a H action.

Awesome thank you

Another thing to know is that rods vary from one brand to brand so if you can hold one in your hand and check out the action that would be better than just by going with the lure rating on the rod because they all do not have the same flex to them even though they have the same lure weight rating. Then you have the "action" of the rod. Parabolic which is what you want for a cranking, top water, type rod. It flexes way down the blank which is usually considered a medium action rod. Drop shot would be either a light action or medium light. Heavy action is what you want for larger baits like the football head jig and large worms where you plan on using a 4/0 or larger hook. Good all around rod actions would be a M/H also designated as a 3 or 4 power rod. The 3 power rod usually has a lure weight rating ending in 3/4 oz and the 4 power usually ends with a 1oz lure rating. You can fish a lot of different techniques with a 3 and 4 power rod. I use a 4 power rod for my Carolina rig but i use a long rod. It is a Dobyns 784 so it has good flex and still plenty of backbone and since it is 7ft 8in in length it can deliver a very long cast. Keep practicing with the Carolina rig because it is a good way to catch fish. After you get the hand of it, it may become your second favorite behind the drop shot.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/guides/rodselection.html


This is a good read for understanding what an action is.

What line would you recommend for this application?

“ Fluke/trap/spinnerbait/just all around rod=7'mh ”

Find a rod I like at academy that should fit the bill for this. The highest gear ratio reel they had in stock was 7.1 so I picked it up. I’ll be on the look out for an 8.1 in the future though.

12-15 copoly or mono.

Supposed to say I found* a rod.
Thank you

What do you mean "cut the split with part number" ? You saying you cut that section of the rod out?

One thing that I did not mention is that most people fish a drop shot with spinning gear. I do not. I use a bait caster. You will have to decide which you like best for that technique. I drop shot finesse worms, trick worms and flukes.

I swiped this from two Wired2Fish articles to give you a jumping off point until you can start figuring out what works best for you, your physical attributes, type of fishing line, and particular baits you end up throwing the most. Don't be afraid to deviate to fit your preferences and match your style of fishing.


Rods
7-foot, 6-inch heavy-power baitcaster combo (extra-fast action)
Main purpose: Flipping, pitching, punching, frog rod and swimbaits

6-foot, 9-inch medium-power baitcaster combo (extra-fast action)
Main purpose: topwaters and jerkbaits

7-foot medium-power baitcaster combo (moderate action)
Main purpose: crankbaits

7-foot medium-heavy power baitcaster combo (mod-fast to fast action)
Main purpose: texas-rigs and jigs

7-foot medium-heavy power baitcaster combo (moderate action)
Main purpose: spinnerbaits, vibrating and swimming jigs

6-foot, 9-inch medium power spinning combo (moderate to mod-fast action)
Main purpose: shaky heads, drop shots, lightweight plastics or light jerkbaits and topwaters

Reels
7:1 baitcaster
Main purpose: heavy lifting for flipping, pitching, punching, frogging, worms, and jigs

6.4:1 baitcaster
Main purpose: palmable reel for short wrist snaps with topwater, jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, and swim jigs

5.4:1 baitcaster
Main purpose: low torque cranking reel for keeping crankbait in strike zone

5:1 spinning reel in 1000 to 2000 spool size
Main purpose: light line bass fishing with shaky heads, drop shots; back-reeling is a bonus

Thank you sir

@barberrods. I can build you pretty much anything you can think of.

How much?

Got my crank bait rod today from fun n sun.

Daiwa Tatula 7’ glass cranking rod
Daiwa Tatula CT100H 6.3 reel

12lb copoly