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« on: September 21, 2022, 02:59:07 AM »
The more I use and play around with these rods, the more I feel the nuance difference amongst them. At first I really like the Curado 6'10" MLF casting rod. That's in part where it had an edge over that the my older Phenix M1 6'9" MLF casting rod. After using the St. Croix LTB 6'10" MLXF it's beginning to grow on me and seems to be much more refine.
Perhaps it's just that the St. Croix rod suits me or my style. The rod blank has just the right specs for how my casting motion induces lure flight. In addition is just how St. Croix built these rod taper where there is almost no recoil from the casting motion. Or rather I should say that the recoil is very controlled.
In terms of palm holding position and grip, my hands still prefer the reel seat of the Curado rod over that of the wide reel seat on the St. Croix LTB rod. The reel seats on St. Croix rods are more of weird design in my opinion. I still like the old Fuji ACS reel seats over that of current Fuji PTS reel seats. Again PTS great for trigger finger hold while casting, but not as secure for palm holding position where the ACS excels over. It is truly a shame that St. Croix had stopped producing a ML casting rod in these specs. The only current mode is a Premier in 7' MLF.
Honestly, I would still fish a spinning rod inverted with a casting reel going forward. That's where the Shimano Expride 6'10" MLF spinning rod really shines, and secretly my old St. Croix Legend Elite 6' MLF spinning rod outperforms everything I've been chasing in a casting rod set up.
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