Get Your Hands on the Best New Rod & Reel Systems for Bass

Voted Greatest Rod & Reel Combo at ICAST 2024 simply two weeks in the past, all-new St. Croix GXR Bass Techniques can be found to raise bass-fishing experiences beginning August 1

St. Croix Rod exists to provide each angler the higher hand on the water with over 800 fishing rod fashions, engineered and handcrafted to ship excellence in any fishing method or presentation.

One 12 months in the past, the 76-year-old privately-owned American firm launched SEVIIN Reels, a brand new model established with the purpose of making probably the most reliable reels obtainable, so anglers can take pleasure in fishing extra and fear much less.

In the present day, St. Croix Rod and SEVIIN Reels announce the provision of St. Croix GXR Bass Techniques – a rigorously curated assortment of eight high-performance technique-focused St. Croix rods, precision-matched and balanced with {smooth} and reliable complimentary SEVIIN GXR casting and spinning reels. Voted finest new rod and reel combo by fishing deal with retailers and media members at ICAST 2024, GXR is the primary and solely off-the-rack precision-matched rod and reel system to mix St. Croix efficiency and SEVIIN reliability. 4 casting fashions and 4 spinning fashions can be found at an angler-friendly retail value of $200 to $225. Two-piece GXR fashions are additionally obtainable.

GXR begins with a confirmed St. Croix efficiency platform – crisp, robust, and responsive SCII carbon-fiber blanks mated to light-weight and sturdy hybrid stainless-steel information trains that promote distinctive stability and dependable efficiency with all line sorts. Handles are an angler-preferred conventional split-grip design with premium cork grips, blank-through nylon reel seats, and black stainless-steel and nylon hoods. “GXR casting and spinning rod share DNA with a number of of our hottest bass collection, together with Bass X and our retired (earlier technology) Mojo Bass rods,” says St. Croix Model Supervisor, Ryan Train. “These are confirmed, technique-optimized rod platforms that fish gentle with stunning energy and distinctive stability.”

A 7’1” medium-heavy energy, quick motion ALL AROUND mannequin is obtainable in each GXR casting (GXRC71MHF) and spinning (GXRS71MHF). It’s a rod that may do about something effectively, from skipping docks to swimbaits to jigs, flukes, topwaters, and extra.

On the casting aspect, a 7’2” heavy energy, average motion REACTION BAIT mannequin (GXRC72HM) offers a parabolic design optimized for crankbaits, chatterbaits, and different swimming lures, whereas a 7’4” heavy energy, quick motion FROG & FLIP (GXRC74HF) is the GXR mannequin anglers will wish to have of their fingers when pitching, flipping, frogging, or fishing different lures in and round heavy cowl.

Two extra spinning fashions spherical out GXR’s technique-optimized lineup. A 6’10” medium-light energy, extra-fast motion FINESSE (GXRS610MLXF) is optimized for light-line functions resembling drop-shotting, in addition to presenting Ned rigs, downsized creature baits, and smaller hair jigs. A further 7’1” medium energy, quick motion STICK BAIT spinning mannequin (GXRS71MF) excels in presenting wacky rigs, gentle Texas rigs, shaking minnows, heavier Ned rigs, and extra.

Lastly, Train says GXR’s attraction is additional widened by the provision of a pair of two-piece fashions. “As a result of not each bass rod lives on the deck of a bass boat full time, two-piece bass rods are trending,” Train says. “GXR provides bass anglers two-piece comfort for journey and storage and one-piece efficiency within the distinctive GXRC71MHF2-C (ALL AROUND) and GXRS71MF2-C (STICK BAIT) fashions.”

SEVIIN designed complimentary GXR casting and GXR spinning reels from a clean canvas to stability and improve the efficiency of those technique-optimized GXR rods. “The purpose was to create a brand new collection of bass-fishing programs for anglers of all ranges which might be able to fish with heightened St. Croix efficiency and SEVIIN castability and reliability,” says SEVIIN Reels Product Supervisor, Robert Woods. The SEVIIN and St. Croix Product Groups labored collectively to create a collection of hard-core bass rod-and-reel mixtures with extensive attraction and efficiency that exceeds their retail value, totally backed by St. Croix and SEVIIN warranties and customer support.”

SEVIIN GXR casting reels are crafted on a compact, 100-size light-weight graphite body. Castability and operation are enhanced by anodized aluminum spools with Japanese stainless-steel spool bearings, magnetic forged management, and 6+1 stainless-steel bearings that assist key transferring components. Sturdy and exceptionally {smooth} drag comes from a carbon fiber and stainless-steel drag stack, whereas a flexible 7.3:1 retrieve ratio offers optimum efficiency in all kinds of bass shows.

Light-weight and powerful SEVIIN GXR spinning reels function 3000-size carbon fiber our bodies and rotors with anodized and ported aluminum spools. 8+1 chrome steel bearings yield silky-smooth operation, whereas a carbon fiber and stainless-steel drag stack ensures slick, constant, and dependable drag efficiency in all situations in any respect settings.

St. Croix GXR Bass Techniques Options

Precision-matched high-performance rod and reel programs (4 casting and 4 spinning), optimized for in style, technique-specific bass shows

Premium SCII carbon fiber blanks with FRS (Fortified Resin System) for elevated flexural power with decreased weight

Light-weight, black stainless-steel guides with aluminum-oxide rings for dependable efficiency with all line sorts

Conventional split-grip premium-grade cork handles with premium EVA accents

Nylon reel seat with black stainless-steel hood and nylon and stainless-steel locking nut

5-year rod guarantee backed by St. Croix Celebrity Service

100-size SEVIIN GXR casting reels function 6+1 bearings, sturdy and light-weight graphite frames, aluminum spools and accents, high-performance carbon fiber + stainless-steel drag stacks, soft-touch rubber paddles, and versatile 7.3:1 gearing.

3000-size SEVIIN GXR spinning  reels function 8+1 bearings, light-weight and inflexible carbon fiber our bodies and rotors, ported aluminum spools, high-performance carbon fiber + stainless-steel drag stacks, premium EVA paddle, and versatile 5.1:1 gearing.

1-year reel guarantee backed by SEVIIN

Designed in Park Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Retail value $200 to $220

St. Croix GXR Bass Techniques Fashions

GXRC71MHF-C / ALL AROUND – 7’1”, medium-heavy energy, quick motion, casting / Retail $210

GXRC71MHF2-C / ALL AROUND 2 – 7’1”, medium-heavy energy, quick motion, 2-piece casting / Retail $225

GXRC72HM-C / REACTION BAIT – 7’2”, heavy energy, average motion, casting / Retail $210

GXRC74HF-C / FROG & FLIP – 7’4”, heavy energy, quick motion, casting / Retail $210

GXRS610MLXF-C / FINESSE – 6’10”, medium-light energy, extra-fast motion, spinning / Retail $200

GXRS71MF-C / STICK BAIT – 7’1”, medium energy, quick motion, spinning / Retail $200

GXRS71MF2-C / STICK BAIT 2 – 7’1”, medium energy, quick motion, 2-piece spinning / Retail $220

GXRS71MHF-C / ALL AROUND – 7’1”, medium-heavy energy, quick motion, spinning / Retail $200

Put merely, GXR Bass Techniques are the proper instruments for the job – a set of premium, technique-optimized rod-and-reel mixtures designed and crafted to provide bass anglers of all ranges a collection of synergized instruments that transfer them ahead in direction of new wins on the water, together with extra and greater bass, and extra distinctive fishing moments and recollections. Embodying trusted St. Croix efficiency and SEVIIN reliability… proper off the rack… all-new GXR Bass Techniques can be found at St. Croix sellers and on-line at stcroixrods.com beginning as we speak, August 1, 2024.

Focused on changing into a St. Croix Seller? Electronic mail dealersupport@stcroixrods.com.

About St. Croix RodHeadquartered in Park Falls, Wisconsin, St. Croix has been proudly crafting the “Greatest Rods on Earth” for over 75 years. Combining state-of-the-art manufacturing processes with expert craftsmanship, St. Croix is the one main producer to nonetheless construct rods fully from design by way of manufacturing. The corporate stays family-owned and operates duplicate manufacturing services in Park Falls and Fresnillo, Mexico. With in style trademarked collection resembling Legend®, Legend Xtreme®, Avid®, Premier®, Imperial®, Triumph® and Mojo, St. Croix is revered by all sorts of anglers from all over the world.