I've been looking for a rod to match up with my new Shimano Miravel reel. Bought a 6'10" St Croix Victory MLXF. Reel and rod balance up great. 10 lb 832 braid with a 6lb McCoys Mean Green leader. Canadian smallies here I come!!

19 minutes ago, Shadow1 said:

I've been looking for a rod to match up with my new Shimano Miravel reel. Bought a 6'10" St Croix Victory MLXF. Reel and rod balance up great. 10 lb 832 braid with a 6lb McCoys Mean Green leader. Canadian smallies here I come!!

Sounds great!!

Solid versatile rod.  Can do a lot with a 6’10” ML.  Hammer those smallies!

awesome congrats!

The 6’10” MLXF St Croix is a special rod. I have the Legend Tournament version and it’s a great dropshot/Ned stick. You should love that Victory for smallies.

Ya - I have the 6'10" MLXF in Mojo Bass (prior to Trigon) - excellent finesse rod.

Hey guys, thanks for the replies and comments.  Putting two kids through college the past 9 years has limited me to Walmart budget setups. This is my first really nice setup.  I thought maybe I was over thinking the rod to get. Took a trip Saturday to a small tackle shop, they let me put a reel on it, and boom. It felt really balanced and good in my hand. Really liked the grip. 

That’s a pretty nice all around finesse rod. Pretty impressed with the Victory rods at their price point.