Abu Garcia Veritas Vs St. Croix Mojo

[beenreelsince94]

I am trying to compare both the Veritas and the Mojo for bass fishing. I own two Abu Garcia Veritas rods and I love them but my buddy advised me to take a look at the St Croix Mojo. Any experiences or opinions on them? By the way I would be using the rod with an Abu Garcia Revo reel of some sort.

 

 

 

-BeenReel

[ColdSVT]

Both are solid sticks...i like the cork on the mojo bit the veritas blank is better imo

Id sacrifice the cork for the better blank in a quick second

In that price point also check out the ***, fenwick elite, and the powell ( cant remember its name but is low 100s) and loom at the croix premier for a few bucks more

i never did learn to like my mojo bass that i got a few years ago. It was replaced with a ***

[eyedabassman]

They are both good rods and i have both in fact I liked the Veritas so much more that I went out and bought 2 more.The Mojo.s are a bit tip stiff and the Veritas has a better feel and a bit more play in the tip.

[Kevin22]

I have both, I like the veritas much better. The mojo is just too heavy weight wise, and very tip heavy. Good spinnerbait rod though.

[Texas bassman]

Go with the mojo

[Kevin Beachy]

Go with veritas 

[sprint61]

Go with veritas

I agree

[S Hovanec]

I'm a St Croix freak, but not a fan of the Mojo. I'll just bite my tongue on the Veritas so this thread doesn't get locked. IMO, look elsewhere.

[ww2farmer]

I have owned both. Currently I use the Veritas. Better bang for the buck, and while St Croix's warrenty is fantastic, Pure fishing is a little better....no sending in the rod, just send them a picture of the damage and a picture of the receipt and your new rod is at your door in a couple of days for $10 s/h.

[fisherrw]

I would go with a phenix maxium or a *** *** black or green

[sprint61]

I'm a St Croix freak, but not a fan of the Mojo. I'll just bite my tongue on the Veritas so this thread doesn't get locked. IMO, look elsewhere.

No Sense to bite your tong, elaborate.

[ThePackMan]

I have 3 Veritas, and like them, but at that price point take a look at the Duckett Ghost or ***. 

[Boogey Man]

Out of the 100 dollar market, I think St. Croix is being left behind. Between the Veritas, CarbonLite, ***, etc, there are many other good rods out there. I bought a Mojo a while back, it was the Medium 6'6" Topwater/Jerkbait rod (I think lol), it was a well built quality rod, but was just too tip heavy and unbalanced for me. I returned it. I have a 6'6" medium Veritas and Carbonlite for comparisons. 

[CWB]

Veritas 2.0. Didn't like the feel of the Mojo.

[DogBone_384]

I have owned both. Currently I use the Veritas. Better bang for the buck, and while St Croix's warrenty is fantastic, Pure fishing is a little better....no sending in the rod, just send them a picture of the damage and a picture of the receipt and your new rod is at your door in a couple of days for $10 s/h.

I can vouch for Pure Fishing - I snapped the tip of one of my Veritas last year in my tailgate.  I emailed them a copy of my reciept with a picture of the broken rod.  They sold me a new one for far less than retail, which is fine, I wouldn't expect warranty coverage for my stupidity....

[S Hovanec]

No Sense to bite your tong, elaborate.

I'll let the picture speak. This is a batch of repairs one guy brought in. Note how many Abu rods are there. All of these Abu rods, minus the Villain, have been in for repairs before. They have a serious guide issue that needs addressed.

I don't know what rod at that price point is for you, but I know where my money wouldn't be going.

And some will come along and say they should have been turned in and replaced under warranty. Maybe they should have, but I ask, why not just put good guides, or at least, better guides on in the first place? In stead of charging $10 or $20 or whatever for warranty, why not put $5 of that up front and put guides on that won't keep breaking? At this rate, in another year or 2, these rods will have a full set of Alconites!

Sorry about that tangent/rant. I just hate when companies put crappy components on rods.

[Kevin22]

Id tell the guy to stop stepping on his rods on the deck.

[S Hovanec]

Id tell the guy to stop stepping on his rods on the deck.

Oh, there is way more to it than that. This is just the Abus from one guy. I fixed 8 or so last year for other people. Funny thing, of the thousand or so Alconite, SiC, and even the lowly aluminum oxides I've wrapped, I've NEVER had to replace a single one.

I'd be willing to bet, just from the repairs of Pure Fishing rods alone over the last few years, I was able to pay for my Alps power wrapper.

[guitarglynn1]

Veritas 2.0. Didn't like the feel of the Mojo.

 

2.0 is my go to rod right now 

[Catch and Grease]

I'd say get the mojo, I have one and like it. Recently broke it but it was replaced under warranty no questions asked.

[sprint61]

I'll let the picture speak. This is a batch of repairs one guy brought in. Note how many Abu rods are there. All of these Abu rods, minus the Villain, have been in for repairs before. They have a serious guide issue that needs addressed.

I don't know what rod at that price point is for you, but I know where my money wouldn't be going.

And some will come along and say they should have been turned in and replaced under warranty. Maybe they should have, but I ask, why not just put good guides, or at least, better guides on in the first place? In stead of charging $10 or $20 or whatever for warranty, why not put $5 of that up front and put guides on that won't keep breaking? At this rate, in another year or 2, these rods will have a full set of Alconites!

Sorry about that tangent/rant. I just hate when companies put crappy components on rods.

Thanks, I wasbt being a smart ellec just wandering. I will admit the first series had problems. Have you looked at the 2.0? Made a lot better.

[Blues19]

I have a 7' MH in both the Veritas and Mojo.  I prefer the Veritas much more.  The Veritas is lighter and more sensitive in my opinion.  The Mojo feels more solid like it will hold up longer (heard a lot about Veritas rods breaking) but I have had a veritas for 2 years with no issues and another one I got last year.  I prefer the Veritas, but that is just me. There are a handful of really nice $100 rods out there, including the BPS Extreme and Carbonlight and the *** ***.  I would recommend though, if you like the Veritas, why change?

[Bankbeater]

I've never fished a veritas, but I do own a mojo. I don't care for the feel of it either. I tried it for jigs, cranks, and spinner baits. Had it paired with a curado, but it always felt heavy in the tip. Might try a round reel on the mojo later on, and see how that feels.

[ww2farmer]

I've never fished a veritas, but I do own a mojo. I don't care for the feel of it either. I tried it for jigs, cranks, and spinner baits. Had it paired with a curado, but it always felt heavy in the tip. Might try a round reel on the mojo later on, and see how that feels.

That was my #1 complaint with my Mojo's too, and my split grip Legend Tournaments as well, my Avids and older full grip LT's were much better balanced with the smaller reels I used on them. NO DOUBT they are built with more attention to detail and better components than the Abu rods I am using now, I have said so many times. One of the reasons I sold my St Croix's was simply boredom, I fished them for 4-5 years and wanted to try something else. I also had a morbid curiosity with "let's see how inexpensive of stuff I can use and still catch fish" and so far my plans have not back fired.