Smiththebat

I honestly don’t have a dog in the fight but from what I’ve gathered it seems to be most of the non-American made St. Croix rods that have had quality issues. This is just a theory but it’s a trend I’ve noticed. I can’t find a lot of people complaining about their Premiers or Avids or Legends… but also maybe I’m just not looking.

I seem to only find good things about both the Tatulas and Premiers but ESPECIALLY about the Tatula XT’s being that they punch above their price point! I’m wondering if it’s just the cork handles that makes the price jump up to the Tatula proper? Or is there more tech in there?

I’m looking to get a new spinning rod and I want it to be a TWO PIECE that I can hike/travel/kayak with but also use as my main spinning set-up. I’m looking for something ML or M that’s versatile. I’ve narrowed it down to the Tatula and the Premier. I like both for different reasons and I’m just looking for peoples pros and cons for both. I put the Tatula XT in brackets in the title because I can’t seem to find anyone talking about the actual hardware differences between the Tatula Proper and the XT. There’s a few other brands/models I’m looking at so I could be swayed, BUT it has to be at Cabela’s/Bass Pro because I have gift cards. THANKS IN ADVANCE!

A LOT of pike and muskie where I fish! You have no problem with straight braid for those guys? I don’t want to lose a lot baits and lures but if you’re saying you regularly fish a pike stocked lake with straight braid, I’m willing to try it out.