St. Croix Triumph Travel Spinning Rod - TSR Series | Premium Graphite Fishing Rod for Saltwater & Freshwater | Compact Travel Design for Backpacking, Kayak & Boat Fishing

So I will begin with my primary method of fishing is fly casting with Orvis Zero Gravity and in all other forms of fishing I have waded through the ranks of the box store tackle isle of products. In college I liked the construction of St. Croix’s fly rods though I wasn’t about to replace the ZG for the run of mill university loaner St. Croix seemed like a logical foray out of the box store isle for a spinning rod. I choose the Triumph because I’m used to 4 piece and it will fit perfectly in a sailboat cockpit locker.First Impression: When I go it the quality is evident in the weight and materials of construction. Paired with the Diawa Legalit reel which was equally impressive.First Use: The action and speed takes a dozen casts to get used to after decades of combo kits (results may vary tell your own tales.) After a few hours of fishing I found the casting capabilities highly accurate and lure placement with each cast predictable in the fingertips with a variety of baits and bait weight.Subsequent Use: Over the summer thus far it’s become my go to rod on the water. Plain and simple this rod is super responsive and the difference is vast you will feel the difference in a nibble and a blade of bottom vegetation on retrieval and that allows you to present the bait so much more naturally to the fish.Value: It’s a long way from the 2k setup on my fly equipment but this rod is not inferior to the quality of craftsmanship. So for under $300 the rod and reel setup I made based off St. Croix’s website at the time (how I chose the reel) what your getting is a setup leaps and bounds over any combo box store special I’ve ever fished.