Built with St. Croix’s premium-quality SCII graphite and finished with hard aluminum-oxide guides and stainless-steel frames, these rods are incredibly durable and deliver the goods in all their spinning and casting configurations.

• Premium-quality SCII graphite.
• Specialized inshore saltwater series designed and built for superior performance.
• Batson Forecast® hard aluminum-oxide guides with 316 stainless-steel frames for dramatically improved corrosion resistance compared to 304 stainless-steel frames.
• Fuji® DPS reel seat/black hoods on spinning models.
• Fuji® ECS reel seat/black hood on casting models.
• Split-grip/premium-grade cork handle.
• Two coats of Flex Coat slow-cure finish.
• 5-year warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service.
• Designed in Park Falls and handcrafted in Fresnillo, Mexico.

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