Well I’m down to the last three lures in the lure finder so I figured I’d take a break and write an article about the third rod you should buy…and how you can basically throw any lure on this entire website with just three rods. So without further ado, the third rod you should buy is a crankbait rod and I would specifically pick one that is right around 7′ long. In my case I really like Dobyns rods for crankbaits and have a few that I own, but out of those three if someone told me I could only have one it would be this one right here:
There are a ton of different options out there, but here are a few reason why I would choose this one:
- It’s 7′ in length, so it’s long enough to throw crankbaits and topwater but also still short enough to throw jerkbaits.
- It’s a medium heavy rod so it’s rated for lures up to 1oz and covers a lot of different lures (including all of the lures on this site)
- It’s a moderate fast action rod so it works better with lures that have treble hooks
- I personally think it’s a great value
Now let’s just clear something up. This isn’t a cheap rod and it does cost over two hundred dollars. Fortunately, if you don’t want to spend that much Dobyns has a bunch of other lines available with a similar rod in them. In fact they just released their Frenzy line at Dick’s Sporting Goods and the price for one of those is under $100. There are also several other brands out there that make a rod like this, my main point is that I’d suggest going with something that is just about 7′ long, is rated for lures up to 1oz, and has a moderate or moderate fast action. Bass can shake treble hooks out easier than most other hooks, so for lures like crankbaits, jerkbaits, etc. it’s usually best to go with something that has a more moderate action so that it’s harder for them to throw your lure once they’re hooked.
Another thing I wanted to mention in this particular article is if you wanted to use all of the lures I’ve got on this site you could technically stop here and just buy three bass fishing rods. I personally own more than that, but can also understand not everyone has the same budget and there are also people (like me) out there that don’t currently own a boat. In my case I do own a kayak but even then I usually only take about 4 rods with me when I go out, so I don’t own 50 rods like some others out there. I do own more than 3 rods, but wanted to mention this one because if you had to, you could get buy with just these 3 rods and throw every single lure mentioned on this site.
Please keep in mind there is some fine print to that statement. For example one of the lures I like is a Strike King 6XD. That lure weighs exactly 1oz so while it technically is in the range of this rod to be completely frank throwing one on this rod is going to be a bit rough and feel a bit heavy. On the other end of the spectrum you have something like the small fluke that I recommend. You could throw that one on the first rod I suggested buying, but that is a medium or a medium heavy spinning rod and I personally prefer to throw a lure like that on a medium light spinning rod. Ultimately the number of rods that you decide to buy and use is a completely personal decision, but I wanted to mention these first because they are what you would need to throw all of the lures that I’ve added to the lure finder on this site (at least as of the date of this article).
