Crankbait rods were introduced in the late 1980s, when fast-action graphite blanks ruled the market. While sensitive and lightweight, their inflexibility made fishing crankbaits and other treble- ...

To pare down the massive list of great crankbait rods, I tested the best crankbait rods—with the help of some experienced anglers—I could get my hands on and made my top picks for different use cases.

Was it as good as my fiberglass Shimano Curado? No, but that’s a rod created solely for crankbait fishing. The 7-foot length kept me from getting the same casting distance I could with my longer ...

I picked this rod up in the late winter and started throwing lures like Shad Raps and small ribbed swimbaits, lures I usually heft on spinning tackle, and I never put it down. Through the subsequent ...

Explore St. Croix’s GRASP II swimbait rods, designed to reduce fatigue and boost performance for big bait bass anglers. Cast bigger, fish longer, and catch smarter.