Randy Price

I agree with @Bluebasser86. I have the MB 6'8" M/XF "Wacky Style" rod and it is excellent for throwing senkos!

The Mojo Bass is a much better rod than the Bass X. The rod blank is SCIII which is like the AVID. I tried the Dobyn's Fury and was not at all impressed. It reminded me of the Bass X. In all fairness I haven't tried any of the higher end Dobyn's and probably will not as I live in St. Croix territory.

They did for a while but the calls ended a few months ago.

I was a member for years but got so sick and tired of all the calls and wanting more money that when my membership expired I didn't renew. I may re-join sometime in the future but not for now.

I preferred the Mojo Bass over the Dobyn's 703C Fury myself. IMO the Mojo was much more sensitive than the Dobyn's for only $ 20.00 more. I do not have any experience with the Bass X to comment.

Not knocking Dobyn's but did you look at St. Croix's Mojo Bass series?

Back when I had my Glock 22 & 23 one good thing about the .40 S&W is that I could always find ammo for them.

I wonder where in SC's rod line up the Victory will fall? Will it be between an Avid and Legend Tournament? Price wise that seems to be the case. I'm intrigued but not too interested. I've spent more than my allowance money the last couple of years on LT's, LE's, and LX's from SC.

I agree with @FishTank and @Jig Man. The Avid is a great rod!

I just visited the website and the Victory looks like a pretty nice rod. I'm glad that it's being made in Wis. and not Mexico.

Great price for an Avid! Good for you! When our local Gander Mountain went out of business I got a good deal on a Legend Tournament spinning rod.

Funny as a kid and young man I had one rod for everything but musky and one musky rod. IDK that I ever missed any fish with just that?

I'm a huge SC fan. I try to visit the factory at least once a year (can't afford to visit more ha ha). I really hope they do not discontinue their Avid line. IMO the Avid line is the "best bang for the buck" in SC's line plus they have such good name recognition. To me it's hard to beat an Avid with a Stradic attached.

I carry either a Yellow Case peanut, Buck 55 or Prince. I do not like to carry a large pocket knife.

My primary spinning senko rod is a 610MLXF St. Croix Legend X paired with a 2500 Stradic Ci4+.

How much are you planning to spend? I bought the Curado DC 150 XG last fall and have been happy with it so far. If I remember correctly it was around $ 250.00.

I really enjoy the entire experience. I have invested a lot of money in my gear and it gives me great pleasure using it.

I've never been letdown by the Stradic series (regular or Ci4+).

Dobyn's 703C Fury. Took it back to Scheel's and traded it for a SC Mojo Bass that I've been very happy with.

I grew up with VERY low end equipment and now have some top of the line stuff. IMO for the $$ a 2500 Shimano Stradic paired with a SC Avid rod is the best ROI.

I'm the only one in my house that drinks coffee so I usually just do the Keurig thing. I like Folgers, McDonalds, and DD coffee.

Thanks guys. I'm glad that we were thinking alike.

I have a coworker who has asked for my help. He wants to buy an "all purpose" spinning rod. He has selected a MF for power and action. I suggested something in the 6'6"-7'0" length. He is primarily a bank fisherman and leaning towards a 6'6" SC Premier (PS66MF) with a 2500 Shimano Sahara reel. What length do you all recommend?

I use Zest in the summer and Dove in the winter. I've noticed as I have aged that my skin dries out more in the winter than it used to.

Over the years I have had mixed results buying things off of ebay. The most frustrating fishing related purchase I experienced was I bought what was advertised as a NIB Shimano Calcutta 250 te dc. When it arrived it was obvious that it wasn't NIB (had minor scratches, missing items that are normally included in the box). When I contacted the seller she said it was her Dad's reel and that he used it a "few" times. I told her she advertised it NIB and she said "well it's LNIB". So it seems everyone has different grading systems. I paid a premium for the reel thinking it was NIB. Lesson learned.