Package in the Mail!
September 26, 2010 Leave a comment
Brown delivered my new rod yesterday! I had to replace my travel rod I broke on my last hiking trip. The rod that broke was a 3-piece 6’9″ Lamiglas XTS 693 that I really liked, it felt and fished very well. Since I have not been able to find that model I decided to try something different. I ordered a ST. Croix Triumph travel rod. It is a 4-piece 6’6″ medium-light fast action rod. I went with 4-piece so it would fit inside my pack. (the Lamiglas broke because it caught a branch while strapped to the outside of my pack)
My first impression is that it is a little thicker and heavier looking than my old rod. The flexibility seems about right though. I have never used a 4-piece rod before and I’m a little nervous to see how it performs. All those joints and one being 20 inches from the tip has to effect performance to a certain degree. I’ll get to test it out soon though. Tomorrow I leave on a 12 day hike in the eastern Sierras and I expect to use this rod heavily.