B&R Outlaw Rods

[offdtop]

Yes I have one, although I personally wish I would have gotten the graphite cranking rod instead of the glass composite (just my opinion). The glass is very "noodly" considering I am used to using medium heavy or heavy rods so the limberness of the glass takes some getting used too. If I catch a 4lbdr it feels the same as a 2lb bass but I can't say it has cost me any fish it probably caught me a few more because I didn't rip the bait out of their mouth too quick.

I was at a class recently and there was a long discussion that involved the use of Mono/copoly lines as opposed to fluro for cranking and the point that was raised was that with the jump in sensitive rods being made now a days we are likely to set the hook on the first little subtle change and we are pulling the lure away too quickly so the use of mono/copolymer lines in conjunction with the glass/cranking rods is the best choice as to not set the hook quite as fast letting the fish get a hold of it and then the softness of the rods aids in the fighting of the fish to the net. Just a thought......

[roadrunner]

I think you lose the sensitivity with the glass rod and then go yo mono you lose more sensitivity don't you? I can assure you I'm not an expert on cranking. Hope I did not hijack the thread.

[offdtop]

I think you lose the sensitivity with the glass rod and then go yo mono you lose more sensitivity don't you? I can assure you I'm not an expert on cranking. Hope I did not hijack the thread.

I can say that most if not all the cranking I do the bait is banging the bottom so really I guess my answer would be no. The thing is about the glass is that the rod "loads up" and the fight is on rather than feeling a thump. You could compare it to C-Rigging as where the bait feels like your dragging something and set the hook - the same way rod loads up set the hook. And the whole concept is that you do lose "some" sensitivity because sometimes (according to a pro more times than not) we pull the bait at hook set too fast because of the sensitive rods and the fish hasn't had a chance to get it good. There is a reason 80-90% of the pro's use glass rods or a "cranking stick" when throwing deep divers.