What are some good panfish spinning rods?

[Gangly]

I recently recieved an Abu Garcia Cardinal 501i reel for christmas that I will be using for crappie and perch.  I have no spinning rods for this reel and am looking for a decent rod to go with it for pan fishing.  I use arificial lures that range from 1/32 to 1/4, with most being on the lighter side of that parameter.  I would like to stay around 75 dollars or less if possible.  What rod is a decent match for that spinning reel considering the type of fishing that I will be using it for?  I'll add that I'm pretty rough on rods so a warranty, even a 1 yr warranty, would be nice.  Thank you for any and all suggestions.

[Dug]

I would take a look at the berkely Amp.

Dug

[Gangly]

will do.  what length, and what action do you suggest?

[Dug]

I missed your lure weights in the first posting sorry. for that Action if you want to go down to 1/32 should be light, but I would go with a Clarus Spinning Rod 6'2" ML Ft Taper  Lure Weight: 1/16-5/16 

or   All Star Team Spin Rod 6'4" Light  Lure Weight: 1/32-3/8

Dug

[basnbud]

I have had a Berkley Cherrywood rod, 6-6 med for a couple of years now I use for bream and crappie. I love it, I can cast farther with it than I have been able to with others I used.  I have caught bass up to six pounds on it useing four lb test. I got it at wal-mart, they should be under twenty bucks. The only thing I don't like about it is the grips, they have a thin layer of cork over a foam core, and after a lot of use, the cork is starting to come off.

Basnbud

[TProud]

I dont have the money to throw down like I see most ppl spend but I like ugly sticks for that. They are cheap, durable ( I've had the tip nearly touching the reel on a bass).  And they have a 3 year warranty?

[luvbassfishin]

hey some cheaper rods for panfish are the whuppin stick and the wally marshall rods at bps

[EZ-GO]

My poor old daddy loved to fish and at the price of the rods quoted in the range of $35 to $70 he would kick off all the dirt off he has got covering him up 

[Pferox]

I have a couple of nice cheap panfish rods.

The whuppin stick in 7ft medium is a great rod, kind of whippy in the tip, but casts light stuff superbly, and still has the hoospba to bring in some good sized cats. I got em a while back around 20 bucks each.

I don't know if they still sell them at wally's but there was a graphite rod (can't remember the dang name of it) made by shakespear that sold around 12 bucks, probably 16 by now, the 7 foot spinning rod came in medium, it wasn't whippy like an ugly or whoopin stick, but it would cast light lures a long way, and was very light and sensitive, especially with braid. I bought 6 of em, over the course of a couple of years, and have only broken one in 5 or 6 years, and have used them a whole lot in both fresh and salt water.