Had a couple St Croix Triumph travel rods for many years. I travel with it every where I travel from CA, FL, Greece, Mexico to the Caribbean Islands. It fits prefect into my carryon luggage and never had any issues with TSA. The rod preforms well and it will help you avoid those “I wish I have my fishing rod with me!” moments. Don’t leave home without your rod. 👍🎣

Saltwater fisherman here (Florida, Bahamas,Central America). This is a well made rod. Packs small. Has enough backbone to stop and lift a large fish, e.g. 10 lb red "(large" when you're fishing a 6 1/2 foot light spinning rod).

Seems like it will do the trick

I got the 6’6 ML. It’s a nice compact package. I didn’t expect the ML tip to be that flimsy. It has a very soft tip but a strong solid backbone. Tested with a 1/4 and 1/2 oz practice plug. Felt like the 1/4 oz was a perfect size for it. I had to ease up on the 1/2 oz cast (worried about breaking tip). Have yet to hit the water with it but seems like a good light to medium duty rod.

I paired this rod with a Diawa BG2000 and Trilene XL 6 lb. test line for fishing small smallmouth bass, and other panfish in the Shenandoah River. Great balance, very sensitive feel, surprising casting distance, perfect fast action hooking capacity, and just plain old big fun! I needed the breakdown capability for automobile travel from FL, then again to the numerous fishing spots up and down the river itself.

Overall an excellent UL/L addition to my collection of rod/reel combos. My first St. Croix. While I love my Shimanos for mid and heavy power use, this particular combination moves to the starting line up for light fishing duty.

Another excellent St Croix rod. I have a number of St Croixs and they are top notch saltwater and freshwater rods.

light and handy