Some companies like to follow the trends and duplicate what others have successfully done before. St. Croix Rods is not one of them. Instead, St. Croix Rods likes to set the standard in which all other rod companies try to achieve. That’s one reason they continue to come out with award winning fishing rods like the LegendXtreme series.
After 27 years in the fishing industry you would have thought that Lynn Reeves would have been happy to retire and go fishing every day. Somewhere far away from having to deal with the challenges of going to work, but opportunity knocked and Reeves jump at the prospect of acquiring Lew's. A renowned rod and reel brand company that was already well established, but needing some direction.
Lake Taneycomo is a renowned trout fishery below the Table Rock Lake Dam on the White River chain of lakes. It’s a great place to fish for both rainbow trout and brown trout fishing. For Lake Taneycomo fishing guide John Sappington it’s a great place to take out clients because they’re always biting there.
Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees just like Carbon X Rods is getting a lot of attention lately? Grand Lake because the 2013 Bassmaster Classic Championship is going to be held there. Carbon X Rods because more and more professional anglers are fishing with them. So putting them together with George Toalson from Gene Larew Lures seemed to be the logical thing to do. The result was interesting and gives some insight into what anglers and where the 2013 Bassmaster Classic is going to be won.
Jason Christie took a chance. Fishing miles and miles away from his home in Park Hills, Oklahoma, he participated in the 2012 Bassmaster Bass Pro Shops Northern Open on the Detroit River. After all the bass were weighed in, Christie had a combined weight of 67.4 pounds. It was enough to win the event. Two months later back in his home state, Christie put together another impressive performance and won his second Bassmaster Bass Pro Shops Open Tournament on Fort Gibson Lake.
Sooner or later every angler slams a fishing rod in a car door, has a buddy step on one or breaks a tip getting a lure from being snagged. Usually it results in putting the fishing rod in the closet and purchasing another one to replace it. If you’re lucky, the fishing rod maybe covered by a warranty like the one St. Croix Rods offers to anglers that have purchased a St. Croix Rod.
Below the dam that impounds Table Rock Lake in Missouri is Lake Taneycomo. Trout flourish in the cold waters that flow from the dam. Trout fishing guide John Sappington loves fishing this tailwater below the dam with a jerkbait and Carbon X C10 fishing rod.
It could have been easier. I was up on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees in Oklahoma with David Gray, president of Carbon X Rods and Gene Toalson of Gene Larew lures. Gray is the president of Carbon X Rods. Toalson is a former partner in Gene Larew lures who now oversees the manufacturing and product development of Gene Larew Lures. The plan was to take photos of Toalson holding up a big bass with his newly acquired Carbon X C5 Rod.
It was love at first cast between Table Rock Fishing Guide John Sappington and his Carbon X model C3 fishing rod. That’s really not too surprising since this rod has the looks and performance of a high end price fishing rod with a modest price. For Sappington it was all about performance.
Big fish require tackle that can withstand the challenges that arise from battling with them. An angler needs to have a reel that has a bigger frame, wider spool, bigger and stronger frame; in addition to power. So the engineers at Quantum designed 12 new models of the Quantum EXO PT 200 and 300 series baitcasters.
Some companies like to follow the trends and duplicate what others have successfully done before. St. Croix Rods is not one of them. Instead, St. Croix Rods likes to set the standard in which all other rod companies try to achieve. That’s one reason they continue to come out with award winning fishing rods like the LegendXtreme series. 
After 27 years in the fishing industry you would have thought that Lynn Reeves would have been happy to retire and go fishing every day. Somewhere far away from having to deal with the challenges of going to work, but opportunity knocked and Reeves jump at the prospect of acquiring Lew's. A renowned rod and reel brand company that was already well established, but needing some direction.
Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees just like Carbon X Rods is getting a lot of attention lately? Grand Lake because the 2013 Bassmaster Classic Championship is going to be held there. Carbon X Rods because more and more professional anglers are fishing with them. So putting them together with George Toalson from Gene Larew Lures seemed to be the logical thing to do. The result was interesting and gives some insight into what anglers and where the 2013 Bassmaster Classic is going to be won.
Big fish require tackle that can withstand the challenges that arise from battling with them. An angler needs to have a reel that has a bigger frame, wider spool, bigger and stronger frame; in addition to power. So the engineers at Quantum designed 12 new models of the Quantum EXO PT 200 and 300 series baitcasters.