Looking for help on new spinning rod for castings #5 flickers and # 5 shad raps for eyes. Price point $100 to $150 . Thanks for any help.
Fishing Equipment
Spinning rod for small crankbait for walleyes
How small are the crankbaits and how far are you casting? If you're pitching small Salmo's or similar lures, I'd recommend a 6' med light fast action. That's what I use for those little baits and it also doubles as a great jerk/stickbait rod as well so I'm not slapping the water during my retrieve. Downside is that you're not going to get nearly as long of casts as you would with something like Mountain suggested. I'm usually in a boat and not far from my targets so distance isn't an issue for me.
I'm guessing that you'll get a bunch of conflicting answers. None of them are wrong or right. Just make sure that the recommendation fits your requirements.
Edit. And this is a great time of the year to look for rods. Mountain mentioned the Omen's on sale. I got my Cabelas Tourney Trail IM-8 6' for half price two years ago and picked up a Cabelas Fish Eagle 50 last year for half. I can't remember what the Tourney Trail was originally but the Fish Eagle was a $90 rod purchased for $45. I love both of those rods.