What's up guys!!
Just bought a Pflueger Trion baitcaster reel and need help buying a good rod for it.

I will use it for bass fishing its a 4.3:1 gear ratio which I didn't know until after I bought it. So I will use it for crankbaits and maybe topwater lures. I was wonder what would be a good rod for this reel. And with that gear ratio what are the best uses for this reel.

That's a decent crank bait gear ratio so I would get a rod with a medium fast action for use with crank baits.

How much would you like to spend on this new rod ? How big of baits will you be throwing? I have a Kistler kcbs7 which cost me $139 which is a good medium weight rod. I just got two new Rogues for lightweight use. I don't know if they make a crankbait rod though. If they do it will likely cost around $140 - $180. They make their own blanks and manufacture the rods here in the US. Look them up and give them a try, you wont be sorry.

I just looked up Rogue and they do make several crank bait rods, here is the link. http://www.roguerods.com/swimbaitrods.htm

Ooops wrong link, that one was for swimbaits, this one is for cranks, sorry. http://www.roguerods.com/7-11bassrods.htm

I use a Redington RFXC 7031 (www.redington.com) for my cranking rod and I LOVE it! Check them out, they're only 99 bucks!

Matt

Try the Loomis crankbait rods. TW has a nice selection. They have several lengths to suite your style of fishing. They are light and very sensative a bit more in terms of price but remember they have a great warranty if it breaks.

Thanks everyone I'll take all your options into account when I make my choice and I'll let you know what I get. I'm Thinking another St. Croix, We'll see.

Good choice! St Croix makes some great fiberglass crankbait rods.

Hey have you guys seen theres a guy on this site that can get CastAway rods. What do you guys think of them????