Quote Originally Posted by fishfry View Post
Is the mad bull a good replacement for the loomis 845 imx pro crank bait rods? I use it for dt6, dt8 and traps.

What do you like for these baits
The Madbull is entirely too powerful for DT6/8 and most lipless - it's more like a 1/2 oz vibrating jig/bulky trailer kind of a rod, or a 1/2 oz or larger spinner bait rod. Closer in power and action to the 845 would be the US P5 Oneten Special. It handles DT8/10 and lipless up to 1/2 oz or so nicely. I like throwing the DT series, the 4 and 6 quite a bit. I pick up the Z-Crank Elseil for these baits first. I prefer the Oneten Special for 8's and 10's though.