DECEMBER ANGLER NEWSLETTER FROM ST. CRIOX RODS

DECEMBER ANGLER NEWSLETTER

Pro Tip: Pat Schlapper Gets Weedy on Jig Skirts

Two-time 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series Champion, Pat Schlapper, leverages every detail to compliment his fishing knowledge and skills and earn advantages on tour. In this video, Schlapper dives deep into the methods and reasoning behind the skirts he ties onto his custom-made Do-It Molds jigs – whether for swimming or bottom-contact presentations. Follow Pat on Facebook at @patschlapperfishing for more of his champion-level bass-fishing insights.

Justin Soffa On Early Ice Panfish & Walleyes

Northwoods guide and St. Croix Ambassador, Justin Soffa, recently gave an in-depth presentation on locating and catching early-ice panfish and walleyes at the St. Croix Holiday Showcase. If you missed it, we recorded it for you!

BROWSE ICE RODS & COMBOS

Meet Our Machinery: Logan McGuire

Logan McGuire has been a member of the St. Croix Team for just over two years. His title of Online Sales Support Specialist means McGuire enjoys the benefits of working and communicating with a wide variety of St. Croix Team members and anglers. “I make sure all orders are pulled and shipped every day,” says McGuire, who also communicates with anglers who have Factory Store inquiries and helps manage St. Croix’s online stores and inventory. Like most St. Croix employees, Logan loves fishing. Smallmouth bass are his favorite target species, with walleyes as a close second. “We all talk about fishing here every day, and it really does make you a better angler. I love that part of the job, but helping relay that fishing knowledge to our anglers and just helping them with their needs is really satisfying, too,” he says. Logan’s favorite rods are the new Legend X2 series, as well as Legend Tournament Walleye.

Micropterus Milestone

St. Croix Ambassador and fishing educator, Bill Schultz, has been logging his smallmouth bass catches for decades. On October 15th of this year, Schultz recorded smallmouth bass #35,000 – shown in the thumbnail to the left – caught on a Legend X2 73MF and a Ned-rigged Z-Man green pumpkin Goby Finesse TRD. Congrats on your amazing accomplishments, Bill! Learn more about Schultz’s story by watching the video.

Do You Want Heavy?

The GXR74HF-C FROG & FLIP is the “Big Dog” in the premium GXR Bass Combo lineup. St. Croix Ambassador and Florida fishing guide, Capt. Dawson Wisner, breaks down the heavy-duty bass presentations for which this versatile $225 St. Croix Rod/SEVIIN Reels combo excels.

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All-New SEVIIN GXC Aluminum Casting Reels Available January 1!

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Why St Croix Rod?

Your pride and satisfaction in fishing a St. Croix rod is the shared motivation of everyone within the St. Croix family. It takes at least 32 sets of skilled hands to craft every one of our rods, from Triumph to Legend Xtreme.

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