First St. Croix rod. What a deal.

[new2BC4bass]

Stopped at DSG this evening to check for sale items in the fishing department.  Was looking to see if they still had a 7' MF Escalade at $50.  No such luck.  No sales to speak of in the fishing department.  Found a Mojo Bass 7'1" MF SCIII.  No tags or stickers of any kind.  Took it to the guy behind the counter for a price check.  Was the only Mojo Bass casting rod I saw.  Was hoping for a good deal.  He looked it up and quoted $109 (may have been some change, but I wasn't paying attention past the $109.)  Asked if I wanted it.  Thought a bit and decided since I hadn't bought a rod in awhile...and I was pretty sure that was the asking price for a SCII blank rod...that I would go for it.

 

Sure glad I did.  Clerk gave me the bar code numbers for the cashier up front to punch in.  Imagine my surprise when she said $74.17 total.  Got charged $69.97 plus tax.  Yahoo!  Sorry guys, but I didn't try to correct the girl.  I've spent a fair amount of money there since 2009.

 

St. Croix site says it is good for plastics.  Now I need to determine which reel to put on it.

 

Needless to say I was VERY glad I stopped by Dick's tonight....and that the Bait Monkey was whispering in my ear.    Looking forward to using my first ever St. Croix rod.

[islandbass]

Congrats.  There is that good feeling when you get an addition to your arsenal. Another way to look at it was the first person to check was incorrect. ?

[3crows]

Often year end closeouts and it being Labor Day, most likely both were correct prices. You need not feel guilty unless you changed the tags, lol.

 

Some of the prices vary by model, I bought a Mojo recently, they indeed had the incorrect price on it. I did point it out, I got it at the lesser price. I do not feel guilty, especially since I showed them it was wrong. 

 

 

[new2BC4bass]

6 minutes ago, 3crows said:

Often year end closeouts and it being Labor Day, most likely both were correct prices. You need not feel guilty unless you changed the tags, lol.

 

Some of the prices vary by model, I bought a Mojo recently, they indeed had the incorrect price on it. I did point it out, I got it at the lesser price. I do not feel guilty, especially since I showed them it was wrong. 

 

 

There were no tags or stickers on the rod to change.  You guys might be right about it being on sale, and the other clerk didn't realize it.  Regardless of which way it went down, I am always glad to get a nice item for almost 50% off.  

[Fishin' Fool]

Nice pick up. Just curious why you waited so long to try a St Croix?

[r83srock]

Sweet stick..and deal! They have a great feel to them, enjoy!

[new2BC4bass]

1 hour ago, Fishin' Fool said:

Nice pick up. Just curious why you waited so long to try a St Croix?

I didn't like the Triumph or looks of the older Mojos.  Premiers I liked.  Just never found a deal on one.  I don't like paying full price.  Can't afford the more expensive Avids and Legends.  Reviews when the new Mojo rods came out were all great.  Decided back then I would like to try the new model.  Price quoted today wasn't great, but better than full price.  My only major purchase in awhile was the Tatula SV TW.  I already had more reels than rods, so I was looking for another rod today.  Had made up my mind to buy the Escalade if Dick's had any in stock at the $50 price.  They only had them in spinning.

 

I almost told the clerk "No" when he asked me if I was going to buy the rod.  The only reason I relented and bought it was because the Bait Monkey was riding on my shoulder.  One of the few times I was glad he was there.  

 

BTW, the Tat SV was a late night impulse with the Bait Monkey again whispering in my ear.  That purchase was not a wise one.  It turned out I could have bought the reel off ebay for $50 less.

[3crows]

2 hours ago, new2BC4bass said:

There were no tags or stickers on the rod to change.  You guys might be right about it being on sale, and the other clerk didn't realize it.  Regardless of which way it went down, I am always glad to get a nice item for almost 50% off.  

I was kidding, I know you did not change the tags, of course not. The item was on sale and you got an excellent deal and a great new rod.

[kickerfish1]

We all know how many reels you own so getting another rod only helps balance everything out a bit.

[Boomstick]

Grats! The Mojo Bass rods I've seen are great rods and at $109, that's a great price but $69 was quite the steal that I wouldn't pass up and I'm not even actively looking for another rod!