Hey my peeps i was wondering your guys choices on a good crankbait rod. I was wanting something lighter than what i have. Also your guys reel of choice for the same presentation. Especially the spped of the reel.

Check out the Dobyns glass crankbait rods. I love them!

What kind of cranks?

Mainly your standard bombers going from 6' to 16'

If you want a light rod, don't go glass. Look for a moderate action graphite blank. Castaway makes some really nice moderate action graphite popping blanks that work well for cranks. If you do want glass, Phenix's new glass blanks are pretty light for their size...

I use 7'4" kvd rods and can throw square bill up to dd-22 with no problems.

I'm a big fan of the falcon cara composit cranker

There are newer options but this has done be grat for more than a few years

Traps to square bills I like my cara 4 power to take care of the issue

I got a 7 6 rod I like for cranks it a mhx blend rod with micros

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I would go check out the Denali cranks, either the Jadewood or Rosewood. Super light and very tough.

I really love my St Croix Premier 7' glass crankin stick. I got it for around $100 and have been using it for 2 years now without a hitch. I use a heavier Powell rod for bigger/deeper diving baits, but for a general purpose crankin stick, I couldn't be happier with my St Croix.

+1 on Falcon rods and here's a great deal on the Clark Wendlandt model. Just got one and it says Cara on it.

We have the mentioned configuration as one of our set-ups and find it quite versatile.

This is an awesome rod for medium/deep divers. I have a 7' Dobyns 705CB Glass rod for throwing square bills. That glass rod is lighter than most of my graphite rods. Both are awesome rods.