Having a few family members who are avid fly fishermen I felt obliged to pick up a fly fishing outfit this past year and give it a shot, my target species of course; bass. After spending a few hours up at the Kittery Trading post in Maine and talking through the ins and outs of bass fishing fly rods  with a local fly fishing guide I settled on the 2 piece 9 foot 6-weight Redington Crosswater Fly combo. My Uncle who has been fly fishing as...

St. Croix has been a staple brand in the world of freshwater fishing for quite some time and has drawn an expanding crowd of BASStards in the past year with its introduction of the new Mojo Bass Rod. I have been fishing St. Croix rods ever since I casted half of my Ugly Stik into the middle of a pond my first year fishing and decided it was time to pick up a one piece outfit. The rod I selected was a 6′ 6″ Medium Heavy St. Croix...