First, i think you misread the size of the spinnerbait i mentioned... but thats ok. Second, i agree a MH will "handle" a crankbait just fine. but just to clarify, i originally said FAST action. and with that in mind, i wouldn't throw a crankbait on a MH fast action in a million years...not when i'm getting my pick of any 3 lures. To me, the power of the rod has little to do with effectivness when compared to the taper of the rod. In fact, i prefer a MH rod for most crankbait applications...only with a much more moderate action. if im fishing from the bank, and i only get to choose 3 lures to use, im going with the fast action for more versatility, and leaving the crankbaits at home...along with the ol' shakey head on 50lb. braid rig

Assuming I'm competing with a bunch of other fellows with a shotgun start from the same bank and that this is not a peak bank fishing season like the spring spawn, I imagine the winner is probably going to be the fastest fisher.

That's not really my style though, so I'd probably find the stiffest 9' high end crappie pole I could find and fish with the following 3 baits culling through the resident dink spots and lmb. Maybe I'd lose or maybe I'd be the only guy with 5 fish?

1) 1/4 mini jig
2) 3" tiny fluke
3) 5" floating finesse worm w/ shakey head jig
*a clip on float

7' M spinning rod.
Main spool with 10lb copoly and spare spool with 20lb PP braid with a 10lb copoly leader.

#1 4" Kalin Grub
#2 Finesse jig/craw combo
#3 Rapala Floating Minnow

Pink rattle trap
Pink plastic craw
Live cricket.. Spray painted pink

On a 5' pink zebco rod with a pink 202 reel with pink mono

Lol

I was thinkin purple myself.. We should make that a tourney. Lol

OOOOOh iteresting strategy with the spare spool. i wish i thought of that.

I was once told by an old man that she likes pink rather than green. I assumed he was talking about bass... I could be wrong though lol

Firetiger Chatter Bait (Chatter Frog), Bomber 6F Fat A Chartreuse Crank Bait, 10" Curly Tail worm Texas rigged in Junebug color

You can fish all of those with decent success on a single rod. My rod of choice is the Abu Garcia Veritas 6'6" Medium Action and since I fish Fork primarily my line of choice is 17# or 20# Berkley Vanish Transition

Daredevle spoon, culprit worm, and strike king scorcher spinnerbait

i would have to say
lipless crank
tx rig and spinnerbait for sure..

Beetle spin
live minnow
slab bandit (not used but assuming the hype is correct)
Quantum Hypercast reel
6lb test

This time of year,

Weightless 4" fluke
KVD 1.5
Zoom trick worm on a shakeyhead.

Spinnerbaits
squarebill
senko

agree completely with one exception - I'd have a spinnerbait instead of the jig!

Id have to go with a Lake Fork live magic shad, a senko worm, and a top water. Both plastics I'd texas rig with a weighted hook whether it be shaky head or swimbait hook`2