St Croix crankbait rod report

[keithdog]

Well as many of you know I recently purchased the St Croix Premier PC70MHM graphite 7' cranbait rod for working my large deep diving crankbaits. Today I had the chance to really try it out, and I can tell you it was a great experience. I have it paired up with a BPS David Fritts 4.7:1 ratio casting reel, spooled with 12 pound Suffix Elite mono. Working with my DD22's and DT16's the rod handled it very well. There was very little resistance when reeling in the baits, even when speeding up the retrieve. I was able to feel every little tick down below. The rod has very good sensitivity. I can't compare it to the more expensive St Croixs or Loomis rods as I've never used one of those. But if your looking for a rod for deep cranking that won't cost you and arm and a leg, and still want good quality I highly recommend this rod. It loaded up very well and provided very good distance. This really pleased me as I've been considering replacing my David Fritts reel due to a lack of casting distance with any of my rods when casting large baits. However I am now rethinking that idea. Paired up with the St Croix crankbait rod I now have, those large cranks sailed farther than I've ever been able to throw them. Fishing was very tough today. But I did take a decent bass on a DD22. It has the guts to haul in any bass I can think of, and yet has the perfect action to make casting smooth and easy. Definately 3 thumbs up.