7ft mh with steez A
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I recall Bronzefly posting a pic of the 74H with a Steez A, not sure which thread it was on though. It was a bit in front of the lock nut.
I don't remember seeing it. I tried to find it in the threads but couldn't. If you're able to and post a link here, that'd be awesome. Also, if Gary can post/repost that pic of the 7'4H, that'd be awesome as well
bronzefly wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:44 pmHere are some ramblings about this whole thing from my perspective. There is a LOT to consider here guys, from the standpoint of a fisherman, a retailer, or even a manufacturer. First of all, from a manufacturers standpoint, they are rightfully excited about their new flagship rod, especially considering that it is the most expensive bass rod they've ever built. St. Croix cracked the $600 MSRP price point with new Xtreme and they built one impressive rod when you put one in your hands. I have my own Legend Xtreme 74 Heavy Fast mounted to a Daiwa Steez A 7:1 with an RCS 100mm Carbon Fiber handle that I will now be fishing A LOT and I'm excited to do so considering how impressive this combo feels in my hands. The photos below will show the combo, and the fact that the balance of this particular model, and all the other casting rods are noticeably better than their Legend X and Legend Elite counterparts.
I am a tackle enthusiast and I absolutely love high end rods and reels, for better or for worse. I fish a lot of brands and models, from manufacturers The Tackle Trap doesn't even deal with, because I'm an enthusiast. Sometimes it works out to be something good for TT, sometimes it works out to be something good for me personally, sometimes it just doesn't work out at all!
I can say from personal experience, without question that this new series is not simply a rebadged previous generation Legend Xtreme. In my opinion, St. Croix could have done a better job telling the story about how significantly different this new Legend Xtreme series is from the previous generation. I hope they make it a point to do that very soon as I believe it will quell some the inevitable criticism by folks who have never handled, seen, fished, or really know anything much other than what has been made public about these rods. Any time a company comes out with a flagship model with a flagship price, there will be criticism, so this is really no different in that regard.
I am NOT speaking to performance here, I haven't fished these rods against the cream of the crop - Steez AGS, Megabass, NRX, and a couple others, and those I've fished extensively. My goal is to reserve judgement until I've had meaningful time on the water with a group of rods. In my opinion however, this is the best looking, best feeling series of bass rods St. Croix has ever built, based on picking them all up and admiring them all in hand.
Any of you guys who want to take the leap and be an early adopter and give these a shot, let me know and let's see what I can do to get you set up. In the meantime, I'll be dragging some jigs in the pond here shortly before it gets dark...
I thought I was the only one that felt that way about the NRXs. I was not impressed with the 853 at all so I sold it. Have u fished the high-end JDMs for comparison like the racing design, oltre, efreet, ultima, EG, etc?
Curious also. I didn’t wanna say my NRX rods are boring after 5+ yrs of fishing themChode wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:36 pmI thought I was the only one that felt that way about the NRXs. I was not impressed with the 853 at all so I sold it. Have u fished the high-end JDMs for comparison like the racing design, oltre, efreet, ultima, EG, etc?
wow considering how praise the bottom contact has gotten, your statement makes the xtreme ags that much more intriguing. care to share how the xtreme beat out the bottom contact in performance?
The two JDM rods I've had or fished were the Steez Racing Design 701MH/HFB, the Poison Ultima 172H and I'm not sure if this is JDM it's my buddies but the Destroyer F7-71X7 Aaron Martens 71 special.Chode wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 9:36 pmI thought I was the only one that felt that way about the NRXs. I was not impressed with the 853 at all so I sold it. Have u fished the high-end JDMs for comparison like the racing design, oltre, efreet, ultima, EG, etc?
wow considering how praise the bottom contact has gotten, your statement makes the xtreme ags that much more intriguing. care to share how the xtreme beat out the bottom contact in performance?
I don't know about the best, because I haven't had a chance to fish a myriad of lures in the versions I have yet, and I'm still waiting on more models to come out, but so far the the Xtremes that i do have perform better overall than any other rod I've had and I dont drink the Koolaid, I was raised in a cult and got out so I scrutinize everything the rose tinted glasses dont reside in my household.
If I could choose only one, I would pick the 7ft1 MH Xfast it can do mostly everything in 15 FOW and less it's the most versatile model St. Croix has in every line its available in also.
I respectfully disagree with both notions.