Tracker12
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St Croix Avid ???
I am looking for a new 8wt. I have a deal on a St Croix Avid 9' 8wt. How does this rod fish. It would mostly be for steelies and spring shad run. How will this rod throw a 250 grain sinking line?
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beerman
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/25 23:56:38
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My favorite steelhead rod for the PA Erie tribs is my St Croix Avid 7 wt. 9' 6" rod.
It's rated as a moderate-fast flex. I use a few other rods for steelhead, but this is still my favorite rod.
changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes....nothing remains quite the same The Beerman ~ Greg
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cooljauman
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/26 10:19:16
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i have this exact rod and love it. you won't have any problems bringing in a steelhead. you can muscle em in pretty good. i wish i would've gone with a 7 wt. i can't comment about the sinking line though, have never tried.
If the world needed and enema, they'd put the tube in Philadelphia. Go Pens! Evgeni Malkin: I'M SCORE S.D.S.G.F.C.
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Esox_Hunter
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/26 10:20:29
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I bought a 7'9" 3wt Avid this spring. I absolutely love the feel and balance of this rod!
A friend of mine has a 9' 7wt Avid, he has never had a bad thing to say about it.
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Loomis
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/26 11:23:09
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They are stellar from my experience with them as well.
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eyeofhorus
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/26 11:51:36
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I too have a 9'6" 7wt. It throws 7 wt. floating and sinking lines well and I have over lined it with an 8 wt. in the past. Awesome rod for the $. The grip is exceptionally comfy and gets better every time I use it.
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tippecanoe
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/26 12:58:05
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I have 2 St. Croix rods, a 9' 6wt Avid and a new 9'6" 8wt Imperial. I like them both. I have had the Avid for probably 5 years. Broke the tip off once, sent like 20 or 25 bucks to St. Croix, and they replaced it for me. I am really happy with it.
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Cold
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/26 13:00:38
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ORIGINAL: Esox_Hunter
I bought a 7'9" 3wt Avid this spring. I absolutely love the feel and balance of this rod!
Like Esox, I also fish an Avid 793. Got it March 2009 and fished it heavily through all of last year. Easily my go-to rod for 85% of my fishing (anything but big bass & pike, and anything in Erie). If the heavier weights are anything like my 793, its a very accurate, precise rod with asoft, but surprisingly responsive tip. My 3 sometimes seems as if it is easily outgunned by an especially fiesty fish, but you shouldn't have that problem in the weight range you're talking.
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trackerz
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/26 14:45:30
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Thanks for the recommendations. I have a guy that has oone new for $120.00. Figured that was a deal.
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Cold
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/26 15:15:33
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Yup. I paid about that for mine, new.
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2Bonthewater
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/04/27 09:23:45
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agree with Beerman and eyeofhorus -- great steelie stick........I have owned 3 of the 9'6" 7 wts
one was lost, one was stolen......good stick
I have also fished a 3 wt avid and it rocked.......good series of rods
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/05/11 19:02:29
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I have two St. Croix Imperials and one Avid...love them all not one complaint
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Jna0903
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RE: St Croix Avid ???
2010/05/14 07:54:10
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I have that exact same rod and used it for the first time this steelhead season, I love the way it handles and you really get a edge muscling the fish in!
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