Eugene Kim of Lindenhurst, Illinois caught 16-0 to top a talent-stacked field of 135 competitors in the Co-Angler division at the recent 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Chesapeake Bay. In addition to valuable Open Series points and a significant cash prize, Kim took home $500 in St. Croix Rewards for winning the event while fishing St. Croix Rods. “I have fished St. Croix rods exclusively for my entire eight-year tournament career and throughout 25 years of fun fishing before…
Read MoreWe’re living in a golden age of ice fishing. Many new anglers who flocked to fishing during the COVID pandemic are eager to try ice fishing for the first time. As they start shopping equipment, they’ll find more products than ever – clothing, footwear, portable shelters, augers, and electronics – that make ice fishing more comfortable and productive than ever before. And when it comes to the critical interface between angler, lure and fish, they’ll find a vast – and…
Read MoreIntroduced in 2005, the St. Croix Legend Tournament Walleye Series earned a rapid and expansive following from walleye anglers seeking technique-specific walleye tools handcrafted in the USA with premium St. Croix materials and technologies. In the years since, the Legend Tournament Walleye Series has set many new standards, firmly establishing that a walleye rod should be just that, not something else masquerading as a walleye rod. Never before had there been a more complete series of rods that supported walleye…
Read MoreVariety is the spice of life for adventurous anglers exploring vast and diverse saltwater fisheries. Encompassing 16 distinct boat models (Rift Salt) and 12 jigging models (Rift Jig), all-new St. Croix Rift Series rods are offered as a direct response to nearshore saltwater anglers demanding thinner and lighter rods with uncompromising strength and durability. Whether popping for roaming pelagics, working heavy hardware vertically, pitching plastics, or freelining live swimming baits, the unique combination of advanced St. Croix materials, technologies, ergonomics…
Read Morehad never made the trek. This year I decided I was well overdue in experiencing what many have called “one of the greatest events in fishing” so I packed up the truck with my two eldest daughters, ages 15 and 16, and we hit the road for a weekend in Park Falls, Wisconsin. A four-hour drive, we traversed the gorgeous Wisconsin countryside, crossing rivers, streams, and lakes on our way. At about the mid-point we pulled over at a riverside…
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