The cumara look sweet i like my crucial and the warranty cant beat, never owned a st croix rod but i like the legend series and i kno they upgraded with split handles which i like and g blanks heard good thing but not sure about them, out of those 3 what would u go with, im looking for a 7 ft m or mh baitcasting rod for jigs, t rigs spinnerbaits basically an all around rod ,im sure some might suggest a 6 '6 rod but i like the extra length, please compair guides , how sestivity and weight.I want to try something diffenent then g loomis thanks all

I don't have the rod you are interested in, but I recently purchased the Legend Elite EC70MHF. I have four St. Croix (two Avids and two Legend Elite) and two G.Loomis GLX. So, this is my comparison verses G.Loomis:

Design, engineering, components & workmanship: Equal

Weight & balance: G.Loomis "feels" lighter

Power: St. Croix MHF = G.Loomis H/F and are generally stiffer at every rating.

Action: Technically the same, but tip firmness (or softness) varies among all models

Warranty: Comparable

Overall impression: I prefer G.Loomis, but St. Croix is a much better "value". I don't think the Legend Elite is on par with the GLX, but it's every bit IMX grade or marginally better. The Avid series is not IMX, but still very sensitive. The bottomline is, I bought the Legend Elite for $204 delivered (on sale at Reed's), a comparable GLX is $365.

Note: Both companies design and build a proprietary blank. Both companies strive to be "The Best" not just "as good" as the competition.

Well put RW.

I lean toward the St. Croix side a bit but I am now the owner of a Jig and Worm series GLX. My girlfriend, who I bought it for, liked the Legend Elite more so I keep the GLX and got her a LE.

But back to your question. I have never tried a G blank rod but I do know a guy who sold all of his GL2's and GL3's and replaced them with G blanks. I have also never tried a Cumara so I can't say much about that. What I do know is that the St. Croix LT is a great great rod. I have three. Two casting (7ft M & 6'9" ML) and one spinning (6'8" M). All three are light, sensitive, and extremely versatile rods. You won't regret buying one.

thanks guys, today i went to a local store and had the new st croix lt split grip and i played around with the 7ft teaser wow that rod is sweet, im just ganna wait till spring cause there is a local fishing show and i want to compair the lt teaser to the cumara.