rajuncajun074....you couldnt have said it better...you get what you pay for. That being said, I own several St. Croix's Premier casting rods including a flyrod that I have had for years. I also own several G Loomis rods too. I do like the feel and casting accuracy of the St Croix but I did break two of them last year. Two things to remember....Uh....don't high stick a big fish when setting the hook and dont lift big female bedded bass in the boat with just the rod. Yes that was my fault and not the rods. I have done it with the G Loomis rods and they are still in one piece. I am quite impressed with the Mojo rods after handling them and think they are a very well made rod with quality parts. IMO for the price you can't go wrong. Just don't get stupid with them like I did. If you want to spend twice as much or more and dawg the heck out of a rod, get a G Loomis. Hope this helps...just my opinion........Tight Lines!

does St. Croix have the same issue as the Falcon BuCoo has where the actions are actually less than they say? Like the MH are actually Medium etc.

Cajun,

You need to understand that there is no standardization of exactly what constitutes a given power or action of rod in the tackle industry. The upshot here is that each rod company will rate their rods by THEIR standards.

In my experience Falcon rods are �overrated� compared to St. Croix rods, indeed I believe that St. Croix rods are �underrated� in terms of power. For example the St.Croix AVC68MXF is only rated to 14 pound test line. Personally, I would rate it to at least 17 pound test line. The same blank is used in the AVS68MXF an it is only rated to 12 pound test. The blanks are the same it�s just that the former in the casting version, and the latter the spinning version. I don�t know why St.Croix does this, but they none the less do.

HTH,
TFP

Very well put TFP...