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Legend Elite Brown?

Post by j33wolf » Sat May 24, 2014 12:53 pm

Came across somebody selling a 7' LECMHF St. Croix legend Elite with a brown blank. Is there a big diff btwn this older model and the new ones? Any thoughts on market value or inappropriate to ask that?

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by angry john » Sat May 24, 2014 3:54 pm

Might be the salt version

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by tywithay » Sat May 24, 2014 6:53 pm

There's not a huge difference. Technology has gotten better over time, but those older rods still fish great. A lot of folks still prefer the old brown blanks. They had "it," I guess.

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by BassMan33 » Sat May 24, 2014 10:06 pm

I have a Brown Blank one and its been my fav rod for the last 7 years

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by Mattman » Sat May 24, 2014 11:36 pm

Not a huge difference. St. Croix has added some new technology and changed the taper slightly. But, its still an outstanding blank.

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by dragon1 » Sun May 25, 2014 2:07 am

2nd Gen SCV LE...and IMO, the prettiest and best built among all the gens. Honestly, in my eyes, one of the cleanest U.S. factory built bass rods.

FWIW, fishes more like a heavy powered Loomis or Dobyns, etc.

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by civicrr » Sun May 25, 2014 9:40 am

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by Gone Phishin » Sun May 25, 2014 1:54 pm

dragon1 wrote:2nd Gen SCV LE...and IMO, the prettiest and best built among all the gens. Honestly, in my eyes, one of the cleanest U.S. factory built bass rods.

FWIW, fishes more like a heavy powered Loomis or Dobyns, etc.

Agreed...they are beautiful. Orange and gold reels look sublime on those sticks.

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by dragon1 » Sun May 25, 2014 4:21 pm

civicrr wrote:The brown blanks didn't use the IPC or ART technology. http://stcroixrods.com/why-st-croix/technology/

Great rods.

Actually they do...first SCV to have both ART and IPC.

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by donholton » Sun May 25, 2014 11:40 pm

Very good blanks.I sure wish I could find one thats 6'6" ,1/16-5/16, 4-8lb line. I have a 6' version of this blank and have caught literally thousands of white bass with it. St Croix discontinued the 5/16 blanks with the update after the brown SCV's. great blanks.

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by civicrr » Mon May 26, 2014 2:14 pm

dragon1 wrote:
civicrr wrote:The brown blanks didn't use the IPC or ART technology. http://stcroixrods.com/why-st-croix/technology/

Great rods.

Actually they do...first SCV to have both ART and IPC.
I stand corrected. My memory must be going.

An article dated 11/15/04 http://tackletour.com/reviewstcroix2005.html talks about the IPC and the new ART being used in the 2005 line of rods.

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by spookybaits » Tue May 27, 2014 2:16 am

That's the 2005 legend elite. Absolutely beautiful rod, one of the best looking rods ever imo. (I'm partial to brown & green blanks).
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewstcroixLE.html

It's kind of funny, st Croix went from making the best looking rods on the market to making the ugliest rods on the market. Looking at the new rods vs the old, it makes me wonder if they fired the lead designer along the way...




Edit: here's the only list of 2005 LE models/specs I could find.
spinning http://www.zbik.pl/sklep_gb/fishing/rod ... 005-series

casting http://www.zbik.pl/sklep_gb/fishing/rod ... 005-series
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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by spookybaits » Tue May 27, 2014 2:17 am

@j33wolf are you gonna buy it?
If not, PM me his contact info :D

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by Iowa Matt » Tue May 27, 2014 11:39 am

spookybaits wrote:That's the 2005 legend elite. Absolutely beautiful rod, one of the best looking rods ever imo. (I'm partial to brown & green blanks).
http://www.tackletour.com/reviewstcroixLE.html

It's kind of funny, st Croix went from making the best looking rods on the market to making the ugliest rods on the market. Looking at the new rods vs the old, it makes me wonder if they fired the lead designer along the way...
Couldn't be more correct IMHO. I went from being a huge Croix guy to trying other brands because the newer ones are just not appealing no matter how well the blank fishes. I'd happily buy the brown SCV rods.

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Re: Legend Elite Brown?

Post by Eric Walsh » Wed May 28, 2014 7:14 am

I sadly agree w/ Matt that the newer Croixs' just don't have that look and feel like the older models. I'm still fishin'
a 7'0"Legend Elite MF as well as a 6'0" Legend Elite MF , both with the gorgeous brown blank and marbled reel seat.
Will never part with these treasures, sure hope St. Croix stays on the forefront, still a fan. :D I would like to fish
the Legend Extreme to experience that funky portion of the rod they call the reel seat. :lol:

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