For me, it serves 2 purposes- the first is that I can feed it 1/4inch-1inch of slack in a fraction of a second. That slack gives the lure 'wiggle room' which is useful in a number of situations. If you stop reeling and feed it slack at the same time it allows the bait to 'back up' better than if you...

Anyone else a fan on non instant anti-reverse reels for cranking?

Looks like it'll be 2013 before we see it. And at this time, no instant anti-reverse is planned, which I'm pretty excited about, as my 1st gen David fritts 1000cb's and daiwa pr's are on their last leg. I was hoping the crazy crankers would come without it, I was ready to buy a handful of em.

1st generation Allstar Zell Rowland topwater special. I'm down to my last one and when it dies I'll never throw another topwater bait again :cry: . Not really, but I will have a floating funeral procession on Lake Hartwell, where it will be buried on my favorite shoal. Instead of flowers we'll throw...

Hey dudes! Im currently expanding my one-size-fits-all cranking rod status and shopping for a rod dedicated to throwing small stuff, 1/4oz-3/8oz cranks with 3/8oz flat-sided cranks being the focus. I hate to rule out Dobyns(as i'm currently using & loving a 705cb glass) but I have to keep it sub $20...