BPS Carbonlite or St. Croix Premier???

toph427 · 01-01-12, 01:58 AM

Hey all, I'm trying to find a quality light and extremely sensitive rod to pair with my Shimano Sahara 2500. For the majority of the time, I'll be using this outfit to fish 1/8 oz. or 1/16 oz. texas rigged plastics. Occasionally I'll use it to throw weightless plastics likes super flukes or senkos. I'm torn between Bass Pro's Carbonlite 6'8" Medium/Extra Fast and St. Croix Premier 7' Medium/Fast. Im spending around $120 so let me know if you have other suggestions for rods to check out. Any input would be appreciated, Thanks.

hootie · 01-01-12, 08:45 AM

I happen to have both rods. They are both great choices, but if I had to choose between them, the Carbonlite wins hands down. They are extremely sensitive and very lite.
Hootie

kennethdaysale · 01-01-12, 10:07 AM

WOW TOPH ! You are very lucky indeed to have a Stradic and a Sahara needing rods! I also marvel at your remarkable constraint.....only 2 posts in 10 years!! Makes a lot of us here feel like we must have posting diarhea!

toph427 · 01-01-12, 11:05 AM

Lol. Yea 10 years ago I was 14 and was just getting into fishing and always read the forums but never really posted because most of my questions were already answered. I recently just got back into fishing over the summer and am more addicted than ever! As far as the reels go, I got the Stradic for X-Mas but exchanged it for the Sahara. The Stradic is overkill for the fishing I'm doing.

keithdog · 01-01-12, 11:59 AM

They are both very nice rods and you would be happy with either one. I would add one thing. I believe the warrenty for BPS rods is only one year, whereas St Croix rods carry a 5 year warrenty.

Bassboss · 01-01-12, 04:27 PM

I've got a 7' M premier which is my all purpose finesse rod, but I probably use it 80% of the time fishing for river smallies, and this rod has yet to let me down. The only slight grip I have about it is the weight... this is not a heavy rod. Nor is it an extremely light rod (light as in shimano cumara, G. Loomis NRX). But when I'm holding the rod as neck high chest deep in a river, ever bit of lightness counts. This rod is very balanced which does reduce fatigue. And when I'm fishing the lake, I have no problems what so ever.

In terms of sensitivity, I'd rate it an 8 out of 10, and I fish with braid. I'll hop a tube, and feel it pop up, and nose dive into the hard bottom, and I've never wondered if I have a bite or not fishing this rod. It's probably not the most sensitive rod in the $100 price bracket, but it's yet to let me down.

Another thing I really like about this rod is the strength, I've hit this rod on trees, rocks, and anything else you can imagine, and it's yet to break on me.

One thing you might want to look at is the Shimano Compre. This year shimano upgraded the blank to the previous blank of the shimano Crucial (a 180 dollar rod), which is a very sensitive rod acording to reviews. Never used this rod, but I think it's something you should look at if you're looking to get the most sensitive rod for your money.

rrw4258 · 01-01-12, 05:59 PM

Hands down, I would go BPS Carbonlite. I have almost all carbonlite rods now, and have fished the premier rods as well. I feel like the Carbonlite is more sensitive, and alot more comfortable to use... (ergonomics, and reel seat). The Carbonlite rods all balance out excellent with many reels

Ryan

tomegun · 01-01-12, 10:01 PM

I have 4 Premier's. I fish them over my Loomis' all the time. The St Croix Mojo is the same blank as the Premier. It runs a little lighter in weight.

Tavery5 · 01-01-12, 10:46 PM

Mojo = Mexico Premier = USA. The Premier is a good entry level rod, it has as good a build quality as most others in its price class. They tend to be tip heavy as do allot of the St. Croix rods, I have a couple that I use for deep cranking and other large moving baits, IMO they lack the sensitivity to be a good contact bait rod.

01-01-12, 01:58 AM	#1
toph427 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Posts: 7	BPS Carbonlite or St. Croix Premier??? Hey all, I'm trying to find a quality light and extremely sensitive rod to pair with my Shimano Sahara 2500. For the majority of the time, I'll be using this outfit to fish 1/8 oz. or 1/16 oz. texas rigged plastics. Occasionally I'll use it to throw weightless plastics likes super flukes or senkos. I'm torn between Bass Pro's Carbonlite 6'8" Medium/Extra Fast and St. Croix Premier 7' Medium/Fast. Im spending around $120 so let me know if you have other suggestions for rods to check out. Any input would be appreciated, Thanks.

01-01-12, 10:07 AM	#3
kennethdaysale BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rock hill, sc Posts: 2,315	WOW TOPH ! You are very lucky indeed to have a Stradic and a Sahara needing rods! I also marvel at your remarkable constraint.....only 2 posts in 10 years!! Makes a lot of us here feel like we must have posting diarhea! __________________ Sometimes you gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

01-01-12, 11:59 AM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	They are both very nice rods and you would be happy with either one. I would add one thing. I believe the warrenty for BPS rods is only one year, whereas St Croix rods carry a 5 year warrenty. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

01-01-12, 04:27 PM	#6
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	I've got a 7' M premier which is my all purpose finesse rod, but I probably use it 80% of the time fishing for river smallies, and this rod has yet to let me down. The only slight grip I have about it is the weight... this is not a heavy rod. Nor is it an extremely light rod (light as in shimano cumara, G. Loomis NRX). But when I'm holding the rod as neck high chest deep in a river, ever bit of lightness counts. This rod is very balanced which does reduce fatigue. And when I'm fishing the lake, I have no problems what so ever. In terms of sensitivity, I'd rate it an 8 out of 10, and I fish with braid. I'll hop a tube, and feel it pop up, and nose dive into the hard bottom, and I've never wondered if I have a bite or not fishing this rod. It's probably not the most sensitive rod in the $100 price bracket, but it's yet to let me down. Another thing I really like about this rod is the strength, I've hit this rod on trees, rocks, and anything else you can imagine, and it's yet to break on me. One thing you might want to look at is the Shimano Compre. This year shimano upgraded the blank to the previous blank of the shimano Crucial (a 180 dollar rod), which is a very sensitive rod acording to reviews. Never used this rod, but I think it's something you should look at if you're looking to get the most sensitive rod for your money. __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

01-01-12, 05:59 PM	#7
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	Hands down, I would go BPS Carbonlite. I have almost all carbonlite rods now, and have fished the premier rods as well. I feel like the Carbonlite is more sensitive, and alot more comfortable to use... (ergonomics, and reel seat). The Carbonlite rods all balance out excellent with many reels Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

01-01-12, 08:45 AM	#2
hootie BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 15	I happen to have both rods. They are both great choices, but if I had to choose between them, the Carbonlite wins hands down. They are extremely sensitive and very lite. Hootie

01-01-12, 11:05 AM	#4
toph427 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Posts: 7	Lol. Yea 10 years ago I was 14 and was just getting into fishing and always read the forums but never really posted because most of my questions were already answered. I recently just got back into fishing over the summer and am more addicted than ever! As far as the reels go, I got the Stradic for X-Mas but exchanged it for the Sahara. The Stradic is overkill for the fishing I'm doing.

01-01-12, 10:01 PM	#8
tomegun BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 50	I have 4 Premier's. I fish them over my Loomis' all the time. The St Croix Mojo is the same blank as the Premier. It runs a little lighter in weight.

01-01-12, 10:46 PM	#9
Tavery5 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,427	Mojo = Mexico Premier = USA. The Premier is a good entry level rod, it has as good a build quality as most others in its price class. They tend to be tip heavy as do allot of the St. Croix rods, I have a couple that I use for deep cranking and other large moving baits, IMO they lack the sensitivity to be a good contact bait rod. __________________ They call me Ishmael

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