Designed for you and anyone else in your boat, new-for-2026, award winning, LEGEND ELITE #3 through #8 all-water rods deliver even more dutiful power, control, and satisfying lightweight performance. Medium-fast with loads of feel, refined and responsive LEGEND ELITE tapers are distinct across all 12 models to deliver technique-specific performance. Whether dropping a #22 trico on a six-inch seam or swinging an intruder past a far-bank boulder, The Award Winning LEGEND ELITE comes standard with inspiring made-in-the-USA St. Croix performance backed by a 15-year warranty… no extra charge for smiles, and high fives.

LEGEND ELITE FEATURES 

• Hard chrome snake guides

• Double-foot hard chrome Fuji SiC stripper guides

• Hook Keeper

• Snub nose (379-4 through 480-4), micro full wells (490-4 through 6100-4), or full wells (790-4 through 8100-4) super-grade cork handle with cork-rubber accents

• Tapered super-grade cork fighting butt with cork-rubber accents (.5”on 4100-4, 5100-4,690-4, and 6100-4 models, and 1” on 790-4 through 8100-4 models)

• Custom uplocking, machined aluminum reel seat (all models) with rosewood inserts (379-4, 480-4, 490-4, and 590-4 models)

• Aluminum rod tube with rod sock

• 15-year warranty

• Designed and precision-crafted in Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

LEGEND ELITE TECHNOLOGY GROUP

• Advanced materials matrix consisting of high-modulus high-strain SCIV and SCIII carbons

• Integrated Poly Curve (IPC) mandrel tooling provides improved energy transfer, increased strength, and mega-efficient rod recovery

• Advanced Reinforcing Technology (ART) utilizes an exotic carbon fiber scrim that adds a magnitude of strength (10x) with virtually no increase in blank diameter or weight. ART significantly increases hoop strength and reduces ovaling under severe loads while also supporting Slim-Profile Ferrule (SPF) design

• Fortified Resin System (FRS) technology combines a fortified super resin with computer-operated curing ovens delivering precise temperature and time management throughout all stages of blank curing. FRS prevents micro-buckling, keeping carbon fibers in alignment and resulting in blanks tested to be 33% stronger than those built with standard resins and curing methods

• Taper Enhancement Technology (TET) incorporates precision-cut, curved blank patterns from state-of-the-art computer pattern-cutting machines. Curved TET patterns fit and lay up more precisely on IPC mandrels, resulting in stronger and more consistent actions with improved feel

• Slim-Profile Ferrule (SPF) design adds herculean strength with minimal added weight

St Croix has really upped their fly rod game in the last 5 years winning multiple ICast and other awards along the way, and the Legend Elite series are absolutely fantastic rods for the price!