St. Croix Rage Micro Guide Casting Rods

When the Rage Casting Rods were conceived, St. Croix undertook a radically different strategy. They wanted to give anglers a micro-guided rod that would yield dart-like precision casts, but they also felt like they needed to innovate upon existing handle designs. The result is something truly special in the rod world. The high-tech contoured handle conforms magically to the angler's hand. Featuring a precision-machined core that's actually wrapped with a special neoprene skin, this extraordinary semi-soft handle cover delivers comfort and sensitivity that is unmatched in the industry. It's a new, yet immediately familiar feel, and it actually grips back, even when soaking wet.

Elite Pac Bay Minima reel seats also deliver maximum blank exposure with a weight savings of 10-30% over conventional reel seats, and Pac Bay Minima stainless-steel ring micro guides yield a 20- to 30-percent weight reduction over ceramic guides. They won’t crack, break or groove even with the notoriously abrasive braided lines, and St. Croix also downsized the stripper guide to better allow line to streak through the guides like greased lightning. Built on mega-responsive, high-modulus SCIII graphite blanks with Integrated Poly Curve (IPC) tooling technology, the St. Croix Rage Casting Rods deliver superior performance, comfort and that all-important St. Croix intangible that can only be measured by hours on the water and deep pulsing arcs from heavy fish.

-5 year warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service

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Comments: Well, this is the rod everyone hates to look at in the store, and loves to own.  I have the 7'1"MH-XF, and it fishes as well as my z-bone ST micro for less than half the price.  Yeah, it's made in Mexico.  Yeah, the grip takes some getting used to.  Yeah, you can see the guide feet through the epoxy, but that's because they used a translucent thread.  The only real (though minor) issue I have with it, is the handle is a tad too short.  To fish with this rod, however, is a pleasure.  The blank is smooth and crisp and as fast as they come.  If you want a rod that performs, and you aren't concerned with what your buddies think about how pretty it is, this is it.

From: Gail: Indianapolis, IN

Comments: I purchased the 6' 8 medium XF rage rod to use for topwater fishing. I have fished with it on two different fishing trips. So far I love it. It's really balanced well ( I paired it with a curado ) and is more sensitive then my other St. Croix mojo rods. It casts really well with the lighter top water poppers I was throwing. Don't know if I notice a lot of difference in distance compared to my mojo rods. I don't know if this micro guide technology does much for longer casts but the reason I like the smaller guides is because there is less chance of them getting stepped on and damaged. The epoxy stuff they used to attach the guides does appear cheap when you look at it but I think it's only because it's clear and you can see the whole guide frame. So far though they seem strong and havn't had any problems. I have to say I love the way the new grip feels. When I was fishing it was raining off and on and these grips still felt really tacky and gave me more control compared to a cork grip that gets slick when it's wet. So overall I guess I would have to say I'm pretty satisfied. Plus with the 5 year warranty you can't beat it.

From: Todd

Comments: i looked at one hard at a local store and thought the rod was light and sensitivity should be very good. Comparible to a avid. The micro guides did not look like they were installed well. The grip i did not like. Reel seat was decent. Overall it looked and felt cheap because i think mostly the grip.  I think this was St croix's first miss of all the rods i have seen and bought. I would spend a little more and get the legend bass series.

From: Ed: Grayslake, IL

Comments: with all the respect for st croix rods  love them i am using themevery day almost. i bought this rod soon i ve seen it in dicks i have the 7'1 medium action casting rod at first i was really impresed with it but then i start compering it with my avid my opinion about this rod is that really bad i love the scIII blank but i hate the guides and the handle i belive the avid and the mojo bass are better quality rods.

From: Kostas: Vineland, NJ

Comments: I know the st. croix faithful are going to bash me for this but i think this was a sad attempt at trying to get into the micro guide market.The handle is smooth and has no grip,the top of the blank is heavy so the rod tends to fall forward and the guides look like they super glued them on.Homestly im around these rods 8hrs a day,ive tried to like them.You can see the base pins on the guide through the epoxy the used to attach them to the blank.Just save 50 bucks and get a mojo.

From: Stephen: Cropwell, AL

Comments: I presently have 4 rage rods that I have been using. I think the handles are very comfortable and the rod itself is really sensative. You can't go wrong with this rod.

From: Tim: Lakemoor, IL

Comments: Very nice rods. Love the new handle. This is my first micro guide rod so we'll see how it casts. Big fan of St. Croix, I only wish I didn't own 9 Mojo Bass rods. I'd rather have 9 Rage rods.

From: Anthony: Tampa, FL

Comments: I held one of these and the trigger is very uncomfortable not a fan of the rubber grip either. I'm a big fan of st.croix I own 1 extreme, 1 tournament but this has to be the worst rod they made. I guess that's why their made in Mexico save your money and buy their US made rods.

From: Roberto, MN

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