Legend X unifies St. Croix’s proprietary technologies into 2018’s most advanced fishing rod

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The Legend Lives On

Legend X unifies St. Croix’s proprietary technologies into 2018’s most advanced fishing rod   

Park Falls, WI (July 10, 2017) – In the aviation world, super top-secret aircraft prototypes are often designated with an X. These experimental X-planes are designed and built at remote facilities that are clouded in mystery – maybe even a bit of legend. Some of them may become public knowledge while others are scrapped when engineers – never completely content with their creations – go back to the drawing board and start over. And just when the public assumes things have reached the pinnacle of technology, something new amazes us with logic-defying capabilities. What was once a doodle on a cocktail napkin, becomes a technological marvel.

The very same principles apply deep within St Croix’s state of the art basecamp (aka laboratory) in Park Falls, Wisconsin. The mad-scientists at St Croix design and redesign rods from the ground-up (…or, is it butt-up?), going from burning-the-midnight-oil concepts and sketches to the Eureka! moment when the smoke clears and the brainchild of a blank pops out of the oven.

The NEW for 2018 Legend X freshwater rod series from St Croix is not an experiment or a myth, it’s a reality. Simply put, the Legend X is an amalgamation of the finest materials, components and manufacturing techniques available…on this planet anyway. Much like those X-planes that zip across the sky at near space altitude, the Legend X is handcrafted by experts that make absolutely certain nothing is left to chance – the result, a perfect blend of performance, reliability and strikingly good looks.

 

Legend X spinning

Legend X casting

St Croix’s VP of Brand Management Jeff Schluter has this to say about the remarkable rod: “St Croix created Legend X to satisfy demand for a super-premium rod series that featured all of our proprietary technologies (IPC®, ART™, FRS and TET) in a split-grip handle configuration. Our goal was to create a series incorporating these technologies along with pushing the aesthetics a bit for a unique look.”

“Legend X combines our hyper-performance SCVI and SCV graphite blank with the finest components available such as Fuji® Torzite ® titanium frame guides to provide anglers with unparalleled sensitivity and overall casting performance. Legend X increases angler control and ultimately fishing success. Because we could throw all our engineering tools at Legend X and equip it with the best of the best regarding the blanks and components, it was as much fun to design as it is to fish.”

“Relentless Olive” blank

New St. Croix Legend X Freshwater

  • Integrated Poly Curve® (IPC®) tooling technology.
  • Advanced Reinforcing Technology™ (ART™).
  • Taper Enhancement Technology (TET) blank design provides curved patterns for improved action with increased sensitivity.
  • Super high-modulus SCVI graphite with FRS in lower section for maximum power and strength with reduced weight.
  • High-modulus/high-strain SCV graphite with FRS and carbon-matte scrim for unparalleled strength, durability and sensitivity.
  • Fuji® Torzite® tangle-free guides with titanium frames for unrivalled, 100% corrosion-proof performance.
  • Fuji® TVS blank-touch reel seat with built-in hood on spinning rods.
  • Fuji® PTS blank-touch reel seat with built-in hood on casting rods.
  • Anodized, machined-aluminum wind check and trim pieces.
  • Split-grip/super-grade cork handle.
  • Kigan titanium hook-keeper.
  • Two coats of Flex-Coat slow cure finish.
  • Includes protective rod sack.

15-year transferable warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service Designed and handcrafted in Park Falls, U.S.A. MSRP $390-$420.

St. Croix’s all-new Legend X freshwater series is packed with proprietary technologies and destined to reset the benchmark in performance split-grip rods. Legend X combines cutting edge design with impeccable craftsmanship providing anglers the on-the-water advantage.