ktownboyz
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St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
I recently posted a question to everyone about getting a new fly rod and I really appreciate the advice and comments. I started looking and I found an unbelievable deal on Craigslist. I found this guy who had Three St Croix Fly Rods and was asking 150 for all of them. I'm thinking no way, these are knock offs or in bad shape. So I go and check them out and I have to hide my excitement because they are brand new and never used. I got him down to $120 for the set of three.
st.croix legend series l 8656 line wt 5/6
st. croix legend series l 9078 line wt 7/8
st. croix pro graphite pf 8656 line wt 5/6.
They are brand new and still in the velvet bags and metal cases. He threw in a bazooka rod carrier to boot. I am not real familar with the differences in series and I am asking which of the two 5/6 wts are the better rod?
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KJH807
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 11:56:14
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stolen rods cast longer...
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razmatazz05 
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 11:57:09
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sweet deal! what craigslist city were you in?
just check out the st croix website.
i enjoy scoping out CL. that's where i got a st croix 8-9 weight for $50. guy got it for a gift and never used it.
his loss, my gain.
"Good Luck" Thanks for the usage of your forum. My Money will not go to your tackle shop.
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ktownboyz
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 12:08:21
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Pittsburgh is where I got them, the guy said his boss is a huge fisherman and wanted him to try it so he gave him those. He didnt want them and must not have known what they were worth or he stole them. Hey some one has to buy them. Either way I will put them to good use. I love CL it always has great deals. I am giving one of the 5/6 to my dad and keeping the other two for trout and steelhead.
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razmatazz05
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 12:09:51
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nice. there's some nice reels on there right now. not mine.
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KJH807
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 12:18:29
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ORIGINAL: ktownboyz
Pittsburgh is where I got them, the guy said his boss is a huge fisherman and wanted him to try it so he gave him those. He didnt want them and must not have known what they were worth or he stole them. Hey some one has to buy them. Either way I will put them to good use. I love CL it always has great deals. I am giving one of the 5/6 to my dad and keeping the other two for trout and steelhead.
yeah that story sounds a bit off... i would stay stolen the pro graf rod is like $80 and dicontinued those legends are like $300+ ...are they elite or ultras? that tube is like $80
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ktownboyz
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 12:19:20
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I wish the creeks werent frozen or I'd be out this weekend for sure. I am just hoping for a rise in temps or rain so the tribs in erie blow out.
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 12:24:41
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I am not sure which they are eilite or ultra it doesnt say.
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razmatazz05
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 12:30:13
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34 today, 40 tomorrow, sun both days. should open up plenty of small streams.
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ktownboyz
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 12:35:08
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The series of the rods is just legend, before they had elite and ulra. They stopped making them around yr 2000.
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 13:55:16
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 16:18:28
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The older Legend series model numbers had only one line designation, similar to the Ultra and Elite. Never seen em' with 2 line designations.
My old 4wt Legend was a 794 = to 7'9" 4wt. One of my favorite rods, by the way. Nice looking, too with burgundy wraps on a black blank.
The Imperials had 2 line designations.
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 16:53:24
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Those could be legitimately gotten. I got a discontinued St. Croix premier 7'6 4wt at cost for $24.00 when I was working for a local rod building/fly tying supply company.
I wanted to get a dozen of them at that rate and put them up on ebay and craigslist but didn't have the free cash at the time.
May do that this year though when the stock gets rotated out.
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 16:57:40
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rule of thumb: If you put "god bless" at the end of your craigs list postin gof stolen goods, the cops won't bust you.
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mikeg
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 18:32:40
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I just hope you don't burn your fingers while casting! Good deal for you though! 
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ktownboyz
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 18:49:15
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Ya I'm not complaining. I'm just happy to get some nice rods for myself and I am giving one to my Pops. I think that will even out my Karma.
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mikeg
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/22 19:00:35
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Sorry, god said you will have to send me one if you want forgiveness!
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wvsteelrdie
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RE: St Croix Fly Rods Deal of a lifetime!!!
2009/01/24 11:25:07
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Sounds too good not to be burning.
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