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They are about as new as a used rod gets. Buy with confidence.

I couldn't say first hand. Going off what most members have to say about them on here and other boards along with the on paper components of the rods, you are getting a much better rod. St. Croix makes some of the finest rods money can buy when you get to the Avid, Legend Tournaments, and Extremes. I didn't like they way there were going with their new LTB and Xtreme lines so I found a different company I wish I would have found years earlier. Almost all my Croix's are gone and sold except a few that I won't ever sell. At one point, the premiers and mojos were good rods for the money. With all the rod companies now putting out and competing in that 100-120$ range, they really fell behind. They aren't "bad" rods but for 100$ right now, you can find twice the rod for the same price. The only mojo rods I would ever recommend would be the 7' MHM for squarebills and traps and the 68mxf for topwater/jerbaits. You can find used Legend tournament bass "teaser" models (7' MF) for 140-150 if you look around. That rod was "the one" in its line up. you could do probably 80% of your fishing on that rod alone.

ardent reel grease is available in most fishing departments, including wal mart. the oil should be as well.

Most of my experience with rods is the >250 range. If i were to pick a 100$ rod i would go carbonlite, duckett, or ***.

I used upper end st croixs for years and a few lower end ones. I dont have many negatives about the upper end but you can do better for a 100$ rod. Especially the past couple years.

60% of the time i do it all the time

Their shipping times are slow. Especially after a sale which they just had again. You will get an email when it is actually shipped as well. Their last sale i bought 2 rods. Took almost 2 weeks.

the premier split grips are built for only Cableas. As far as mojo vs premier, they are the exact same blank, guides, cork etc. the only differences are cosmetics and build. you will also find more "technique specific" builds in the mojo line but utilizing the same blank as the premier.

yes...they do. the squarebill comes in both silent and rattling in both sizes 3 and 5. http://www.carolinafishingtackle.com/store/Shop-By-Product/CRANKBAITS/Storm-ARASHI-Square-Bill-Crank-3-Rattling.html http://www.carolinafishingtackle.com/store/Shop-By-Product/CRANKBAITS/Storm-ARASHI-Square-Bill-Crank-5-Rattling.html they also have them at my DSG now.

God I LOVE spotlock. enjoy it.

In my opinion, you made a mistake. the rod will be even stout, not faster. I'm assuming the rod lost 6in from the tip. if it was from the butt section and only lost a little off the tip and it was repaired that way, it wouldn't be so bad. if it lost 6 in from the tip, i'm going to be honest, you threw 50$ away.

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Nice job mike!

Brush head for me

I just started using perfect solution based on the other thread. i've only cleaned two reels so far but I'm going to be using it from now on. its good stuff. i got it for 4.99 at lowes.

i don't know the specific reason but I don't see why you would buy the JDM version of the line. Sniper is good stuff.

Brovarneys is my favorite swim jig. you will get a lot of different opinions on the northern swim jig vs california swim jig.

A "lesser" reel for a higher price point basically. I personally don't see them going on clearance immediately. It will probably take a while....could be wrong though. There's a lot of talk about them being 99$ because the curado was at that price point when the chronarch came out. I really don't see it being less than 140-150 for a while. maybe cheaper when they are running on their last bit of stock. They still won't have a 50 size reel at a price lower than the core if they are discontinued. who knows.

It's snowing a lot where I am at.

Gloomis was bought by shimano years ago. Gary Loomis builds blanks for NFC. Or NFC is Gary Loomis I guess I should say. Edge is his new(er) company that is built on NFC blanks. They are one of the finest blanks you can build a rod on.

you don't have to be so coy about it =)

.....bps doesnt have internet sales like tw,btd etc. thats what he is referring to.

Sunline fc sniper would fit your needs

I have a few molds that i made a couple years ago. if you are wanting a senko mold, try making one this. It gets every single detail. I didn't do a senko but I did do a few craws and worms. The detail was unreal. I think the total cost for everything was around 30$. if you want to make a custom mold with fiberglass resin, just create the bait you want with a lighter/glue and customize it exactly how you want. then just use the steps in the video. it will get pick up everything.

looks great!