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St. Croix fashions category all its own with Mojo Bass Fly; takes ICAST Fly Rod "Best of Show"
Park Falls, WI – It's no secret that Florida's interior is laden with freshwater lakes known for producing gargantuan largemouth. Considered a class of their own, the "Florida strain bass" is so coveted that anglers from around the world converge on the Sunshine State's waterways for a chance to catch these genetic wunderkinds.
But Florida's behemoth fish don't come easy. They have seen a lot of lures swim past their snoots, and can be picky about what they'll poke at, often requiring techniques out-of-the-norm to conjure up strikes.
Fitting, then, that ICAST—the fishing industry's largest tradeshow—was held in the hub of this bass fishing Mecca... Orlando to be exact. It was here manufactures from around the globe gathered to present their goods to the fishing trade. Even more appropriate, St. Croix seized "Best of Show" in the fly-rod category with a stick built specifically for casting full-size flies to big bait-bustin' bass. (This prestigious industry honor is decided by choice outdoor media and retail buyers.)
And that rod is the now matchless Mojo Bass Fly.
If you're familiar with St. Croix's Mojo Bass series, you already realize it comprises a wide array of technique-specific rods. But like the Florida strain bass, the Mojo Bass Fly rod is really in a class all its own. Mojo Bass Fly was designed to deliver an offering—in this case large, wet and heavy bass flies—with pinpoint accuracy, no matter the skill level of the caster.
"We were thrilled about the response to Mojo Bass Fly at ICAST," stated Jeff Schluter, vice president of brand management at St. Croix. "Both conventional bass anglers and hardcore fly anglers are anxious to try one out.
"With this rod, we have a wonderful opportunity to introduce conventional spinning and baitcasting anglers to the sport of fly fishing."
All three tournament-legal models (a 7-, 8- and 9-weight) of Mojo Bass Fly rods were drafted and crafted for making shorter, yet more accurate casts. Built on St. Croix's lightweight, sensitive SCII graphite 2-peice blanks, they have a moderate-fast action for quick, untroubled loading of line. And false casts are a thing of the past with Mojo Bass Fly; you just lift, swing back and forward the fly in one smooth stroke. Wherever you aim the tip of the rod is where your fly is going to go.
Premium-grade cork graces the grip at the base of the black cherry metallic colored blank, while your reel sets securely up-locked on the Mojo Bass Fly's machined-aluminum reel seat. Fly line slides through Kigan Master 3D stripper guides with aluminum-oxide rings and black frames, paired with hard-chrome snake guides. And all are wrapped with high-quality thread, which is protected by two coats of Flex Coat slow-cure finish.
Mojo Bass Fly rods retail for only $150, and come complete with a soft-cloth rod sack. And like all models in the Mojo Bass series, the fly rods are protected by a 5-year warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service.
The majority has spoken – Mojo Bass Fly rod stood out of the crowd at ICAST. From hard-core to entry-level fly anglers, all will get a kick out of casting and catching bass with the Mojo Bass Fly.
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