St. Croix Legend Tournament Walleye Series receives serious performance enhancements for 2023

A new legend is born © St Croix Rods

Today, when a walleye angler slides a blue rod from the locker and uses it to snap a jig, pull a harness, flutter a blade bait, or lead a slip bobber, the rest of the walleye world takes notice and recognizes it for what it is... the standard by which other walleye rods are judged.

Fast-forward through three exhaustive years of research, development and testing and meet the most comprehensive, high-performance walleye-specific fishing series ever created by St. Croix Rod. Dramatically reengineered and expanded for 2023, the next-generation Legend Tournament Walleye Series includes 17 progressive, technique-specific models handcrafted in the USA on St. Croix's all-new lighter and stronger SCIV+ hybrid carbon blanks. All-new Legend Tournament Walleye series rods feature all of St. Croix's top technologies, the best-available components, and incorporate redesigned, angler-requested super-grade full-cork handles for improved comfort and control.

Despite the all the improvements, some things will stay the same: new Legend Tournament Walleye Series rods remain handcrafted in Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA with a 15-year transferrable warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service. They retain their iconic Tournament Blue Pearl color, supported by all-new graphics. New Legend Tournament Walleye Series models will retail from $270 to $320.

New St. Croix Legend Tournament Walleye Features:

• Next-generation technique-specific hybrid carbon fiber SCIV+ blanks
• Fortified Resin System (FRS) technology
• Advanced Reinforcing TechnologyTM (ARTTM)
• Integrated Poly Curve® (IPC®) mandrel technology
• Taper Enhancement Technology (TET) blank design
• K-Style tangle-free guides with Alconite rings
• Ergonomic full-grip super-grade cork handles with integrated nylon and stainless-steel reel seat
• Precision-machined aluminum reel seat nut
• Model specific hook keepers
• 15-year transferable warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service
• Designed and handcrafted in Park Falls, U.S.A. for walleye anglers worldwide
• Retail price $270 to $320

New St. Croix Legend Tournament Walleye Models

• HEAVY METAL / LWTS58HF - 5'8", heavy power, fast action, spinning / Retail $270
• VERTICAL JIG / LWTS63MLXF - 6'3", medium-light power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $280
• MID VERTICAL JIG / LWTS63MXF - 6'3", medium power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $280
• JIG-N-RIG / LWTS66MLF - 6'6", medium-light power, fast action, spinning / Retail $280
• BIG WATER / LWTS66MF - 6'6", medium power, fast action, spinning / Retail $280
• SNAP JIG / LWTS68MXF - 6'8", medium power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $280
• FINESSE / LWTS70LXF - 7'0", light power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $280
• RIGGIN' / LWTS70MLF - 7'0", medium-light power, fast action, spinning / Retail $280
• CRANKIN' / LWTS70MM - 7'0", medium power, moderate action, spinning / Retail $280
• BOUNCE-N-TROLL / LWTC70MHM - 7'0", medium-heavy power, moderate action, casting / Retail $280
• JIG-N-RAP / LWTS71MMF - 7'1", medium power, moderate-fast action, spinning / Retail $285
• RIP-N-RAP / LWTS71MF - 7'1", medium power, fast action, spinning / Retail $285
• MID RIG / LWTS73MLXF - 7'3", medium-light power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $295
• MID JIG / LWTS73MXF - 7'3", medium power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $295
• SLIP-N-RIG / LWTS76MLXF - 7'6", medium-light power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $300
• SLIP-N-RIG / LWTS76MLXF2 - 7'6", medium-light power, extra-fast action, spinning, two-piece / Retail $315
• DRIFT-N-FLOAT / LWTS80MLF - 8'0", medium-light power, fast action, spinning / Retail $320

True legends attain such status by always reinventing themselves to be even better. Such is the case with the next generation of all-new Legend Tournament Walleye rods by St. Croix. Lighter, stronger, and dialed into a wider range of evolving walleye presentations and techniques than ever before, the new era of Legend Tournament Walleye begins right now at St. Croix dealers worldwide and at www.stcroixrods.com.