The St. Croix Premier 6'6" baitcast rod is perfect for what I was looking for. I wanted a shorter rod I could cast under cypress trees and limbs hanging over the water that had a moderate tip in a medium heavy to be able to turn the fish quickly. It does a great job and is light weight. I have several St. Croix rods and they live up to their billing. Tackle Direct did a great job of getting it to me during the pandemic scare.

I needed another rod like I needed three heads.But, I love St.Croix rods and have over 12 in my arsenal of fishing poles. Sooo, for 90 bucks, Tackle Direct had a sale of this original $160.00 rod and I made the impulse buy. I have to say this is one tough, well made, great feel, premium cork full handle, bait-cast Fuji ECS seating and 9 Batson Forecast Al-oxide guides, Kegan hook keeper and the best part is IT'S MADE IN AMERICA!!!!!
It's a steal at this price and the MHM are hard to come by. I would compare this to the MLF or MF in a GLX (Loomis) model as far as feel is concerned. It has a medium taper speed but, it has a tough quick setting backbone and is powerful enough to use as a multipurpose rod when using techniques other than crankbait. I tried it for jigs and spinner bats and it performed like a champ. In techniques that need that fast super-sensitive tip, it may be a bit slow but it has a fantastic sensitivity like all other SCii graphite models St.Croix employs.
I am tempted to buy another one of these and rig it with a lighter line and fish perhaps a smaller jig for smaller species. But this rod's rated for 10-20 lb test and I can already tell you that you will love the setup I used. I paired this 6'6"MHM with a Shimano SLX XT and 15# Powerpro v-2 8 strand with a direct tie 14lb mono leader using an improved Alberto knot. It runs like a dream. Light, easy to dial in and extremely comfortable. Best buy this year by far.