Introduced in 2005, the St. Croix Legend Tournament Walleye Series earned a rapid and expansive following from walleye anglers seeking technique-specific walleye tools handcrafted in the USA with premium St. Croix materials and technologies. In the years since, the Legend Tournament Walleye Series has set many new standards, firmly establishing that a walleye rod should be just that, not something else masquerading as a walleye rod. Never before had there been a more complete series of rods that supported walleye anglers in all the diverse ways they fished and done so at such a high level of performance.
Today, when a walleye angler slides a blue rod from the locker and uses it to snap a jig, pull a harness, flutter a blade bait, or lead a slip bobber, the rest of the walleye world takes notice and recognizes it for what it is… the standard by which other walleye rods are judged.
So, how does one go about improving upon such a legend? Unrelenting in its mission to provide all anglers with the tools that give them the upper hand on the water, the makers of the Best Rods on Earth® started – as it so often does – by talking with anglers; in this case, an elite group of walleye wizards with names like Roach, Brosdahl, Nelson, Bashore and Mason. The anglers’ ask? Make these iconic blue walleye rods even lighter, even stronger, even more comfortable to fish, and then offer even more technique-optimized models that enrich the walleye-fishing experience with improved balance, performance, and capability in any technique or presentation.
Fast-forward through three exhaustive years of research, development and testing and meet the most comprehensive, high-performance walleye-specific fishing series ever created by St. Croix Rod. Dramatically reengineered and expanded for 2023, the next-generation Legend Tournament Walleye Series includes 17 progressive, technique-specific models handcrafted in the USA on St. Croix’s all-new lighter and stronger SCIV+ hybrid carbon blanks. All-new Legend Tournament Walleye series rods feature all of St. Croix’s top technologies, the best-available components, and incorporate redesigned, angler-requested super-grade full-cork handles for improved comfort and control.
