St Croix Avid Series Surf Spinning Rods

[Monty]

Thread to review the Avid Rods for the Surf

• Integrated Poly Curve® (IPC®) tooling technology.
• Premium, high-modulus SCIII graphite.
• Designed to provide surf anglers maximum casting distance.
• Fuji® K-Series Concept Tangle Free guides with Alconite® rings and black frames. Ideal for super braid, mono and fluorocarbon lines, the sloped frame and ring “shed” tangles before they become a problem.
• Fuji® MN style top.
• Off-set, slim-profile ferrules on two-piece models provide one-piece performance.
• Fuji® DNPS reel seat.
• Custom cork tape handle with machined delrin trim pieces.
• Two coats of Flex Coat slow-cure finish.
• Lifetime limited warranty backed by
• St. Croix Superstar Service.
• Designed and handcrafted in Park Falls, U.S.A.

[Monty]

I have been using the 11' Avid Surf AVSS110MHF2 for most of this year.
Light, casts great.
Rated for 3-8 oz, Fast action, but I can cast mambos to 4 oz metal, comfortably and with great distance for both.
Can work a pencil with it.
Drills SP Minnows.
Casts 14" Hogys better than any rod I have used.
For me its a great all around rod that is also very easy on my shoulder.

Rod Specs:
Length: 11' 0''
Power: Medium Heavy
Action: Fast
Pieces: 2
Line Weight: 15 - 40
Lure Weight: 3 - 8

I was looking for a rod to throw the big Hogys and still throw plastic, the person at the store who I bought this rod from showed me this rod and said it would also cast plastics a mile. Let me try it out and he was right.

[J Barbosa]

AVID SERIES^? SURF SPINNING RODS:

MODEL	LGTH.	PWR.	ACTION	PCS.	LINE WT.	LURE WT.	ROD WT. (OZ.)	HANDLE	PRICE
AVSS70MLF	7'	ML	Fast	1	6 - 12	3/8 - 1	5.6	1	$ 230
AVSS70MF	7'	M	Fast	1	8 - 17	5/8 - 2	7.2	1	$ 240
AVSS80MMF	8'	M	Mod. Fast	1	8 - 17	3/4 - 3	8.0	2	$ 250
AVSS90MMF2	9'	M	Mod. Fast	2	10 - 20	1 - 4	10.4	3	$ 300
AVSS96MHF2	9'6"	MH	Fast	2	12 - 25	2 - 6	11.3	3	$ 320
AVSS100MF2	10'	M	Fast	2	10 - 20	1 - 4	11.4	3	$ 320
AVSS110MHF2	11'	MH	Fast	2	15 - 40	3 - 8	13.3	4	$ 350
AVSS120HMF2	12'	H	Mod. Fast	2	20 - 60	6 - 16	19.5	5	$ 380

My brother purchased the 8' Avid and I instantly fell in love with it and bought one as well.

I still can't believe the distance this thing can launch a 2oz metal and still handles the light stuff extremely well.

It balances out perfectly with a vs150.

[rockhopper]

Thanks for the recommendation will have to check one out next time at my local shop. Great fish pics - fat bass and that blue looks like a monster!