Heavier lure for lighter action rod

fishn'fool · 03-05-06, 07:29 PM

My crankbait rod is 7' and medium light which I like it for the longer casts. But I got some Norman DD22 crank baits and was wondering if I could break my rod by throwing these because of their weight and my lighter rod?

JB · 03-05-06, 07:36 PM

Naw, they wont break a rod,
however you'll notice that the rod tip will really bend once you get that dd22 thumpin' away while reeling it in....also on the cast, it will really take an "adjustment" on your part on the cast, esp the backswing and release...
everyone should have a dd22 of any color in thier arsenal...deep water crankbait....check this one out...glitter...

lizardsrule · 03-05-06, 11:39 PM

I would use a different rod if you have one, more like a MH for that crank.

Lizards

bass kicker · 03-05-06, 11:56 PM

i only use a 6 foot rod for crankin and it is medium action and you wont break the rob and i need to get some of those norman dd22 baits

islandbass · 03-06-06, 04:58 AM

Quite possibly but probably not. As already mentioned, you'll have to make adjustments to your cast.

I will say, you DO run the risk of overstressing the blank and it CAN lead to the rod breaking. There is a reason rod makers offer an ideal lure weight range.

At the very least, you now have an excuse to acquire a new rod for your arsenal.

betursweetbass · 03-07-06, 09:53 AM

That's why I went from fishing with spinning gear to a bait caster, I needed the extra "beef" that would allow me to make those long and "hard" casts with the heavier baits. In this case, your heavier bait will stress your rod some, so I would recommend a heavier rod. You can just compensate some when you load it up to make your throw, and you should be ok, as long as you don't over do it. I've never broken a rod with a heavy bait, but I have had to give up on the distance of the cast.

bassintom · 03-07-06, 10:12 AM

my david fritts crankin' rod is a medium and it handles deep divers great(although i don't throw them often)...they are not my confidence baits as just about everyone here knows.

senko · 03-07-06, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lizardsrule

I would use a different rod if you have one, more like a MH for that crank.

Lizards

i gotta go with that...

bass kicker · 03-07-06, 08:25 PM

never had a problem with my 6' medium action crankin rod

Rebbasser · 03-07-06, 08:40 PM

I use a 7' M action Falcon Low Rider composite rod for those big 'ol baits. A big, heavy bait like that will really stress that ML rod-just don't try to throw it too hard and you should be OK, but I'd look to get a little heavier rod for those big baits. The only ML rod I have is a saltwaater popping rod which I use for suspending jerkbaits.

bass kicker · 03-07-06, 08:42 PM

medium light thats a totaly different story i must have read wrong

03-05-06, 07:29 PM	#1
fishn'fool BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 96	Heavier lure for lighter action rod My crankbait rod is 7' and medium light which I like it for the longer casts. But I got some Norman DD22 crank baits and was wondering if I could break my rod by throwing these because of their weight and my lighter rod? __________________ Fish Hard -- A Conservation and Biology Student

03-05-06, 11:39 PM	#3
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	I would use a different rod if you have one, more like a MH for that crank. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

03-05-06, 11:56 PM	#4
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	i only use a 6 foot rod for crankin and it is medium action and you wont break the rob and i need to get some of those norman dd22 baits __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-06-06, 04:58 AM	#5
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	Quite possibly but probably not. As already mentioned, you'll have to make adjustments to your cast. I will say, you DO run the risk of overstressing the blank and it CAN lead to the rod breaking. There is a reason rod makers offer an ideal lure weight range. At the very least, you now have an excuse to acquire a new rod for your arsenal. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

03-07-06, 10:12 AM	#7
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	my david fritts crankin' rod is a medium and it handles deep divers great(although i don't throw them often)...they are not my confidence baits as just about everyone here knows. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

03-05-06, 07:36 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	Naw, they wont break a rod, however you'll notice that the rod tip will really bend once you get that dd22 thumpin' away while reeling it in....also on the cast, it will really take an "adjustment" on your part on the cast, esp the backswing and release... everyone should have a dd22 of any color in thier arsenal...deep water crankbait....check this one out...glitter...

03-07-06, 09:53 AM	#6
betursweetbass BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 646	That's why I went from fishing with spinning gear to a bait caster, I needed the extra "beef" that would allow me to make those long and "hard" casts with the heavier baits. In this case, your heavier bait will stress your rod some, so I would recommend a heavier rod. You can just compensate some when you load it up to make your throw, and you should be ok, as long as you don't over do it. I've never broken a rod with a heavy bait, but I have had to give up on the distance of the cast.

03-07-06, 08:25 PM	#9
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	never had a problem with my 6' medium action crankin rod __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

03-07-06, 08:40 PM	#10
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	I use a 7' M action Falcon Low Rider composite rod for those big 'ol baits. A big, heavy bait like that will really stress that ML rod-just don't try to throw it too hard and you should be OK, but I'd look to get a little heavier rod for those big baits. The only ML rod I have is a saltwaater popping rod which I use for suspending jerkbaits. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

03-07-06, 08:42 PM	#11
bass kicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beamsville,ONTARIO,CANADA Posts: 2,023	medium light thats a totaly different story i must have read wrong __________________ Rob Downs St. Catharines BASSMASTERS

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