St. Croix Introduces Tannic Series Fly Rods for Warmwater Anglers

The brand new Tannic rods supply warmwater anglers gear made particularly for his or her wants.

By: Rick Mikesell

Warmwater anglers have typically discovered themselves caught with gear that was designed with trout in thoughts. Rods designed particularly for bass, pike, and musky have been few and much between. That’s what makes the brand new Tannic Collection from St. Croix Fly value a glance. In line with St. Croix, these rods are purpose-built from the clean up for warmwater pursuits.

Set to debut at ICAST 2025, the TANNIC Collection contains two mannequin households: Tannic Bass and Tannic Musky/Pike. Every is designed by St. Croix with species-specific tapers, presentation calls for, and fish-fighting sturdiness in thoughts. The corporate states that it used its full vary of rod-building expertise to fulfill the distinctive wants of warmwater anglers.

Bass fashions are constructed for velocity and energy.

Tannic Bass

The Tannic Bass lineup contains 4 fashions in line weights 6 via 9, which retail for $695. The producer notes that these fast-action rods ship excessive line velocity, fast tip restoration, and the lifting energy required to deal with aggressive flies and bass-focused shows. Blanks are constructed from a mix of high-strain carbon supplies strengthened with MITO Graphene, which St. Croix says will increase hoop energy and loop stability. Elements embrace Fuji Okay Collection titanium stripping guides, a slim full-Wells grip made with super-grade cork, and a machined aluminum reel seat.

Cactus Cork grips and combating butts supply consolation and leverage for casting to and combating large fish.

Tannic Musky/Pike

For anglers chasing musky and pike, the Tannic Musky/Pike collection gives 10- via 12-weight rods that have been engineered for throwing giant flies with heavy sinking traces. St. Croix emphasizes that the rods—which retail for $795—are constructed for energy and fatigue discount, and have customized Cactus Cork grips to boost consolation and management whereas casting, setting, and making figure-eights subsequent prime the boat. Further options embrace titanium and stainless guides with ceramic inserts, designed to withstand put on from tungsten-coated traces.

All Tannic fashions are designed and in-built Park Falls, Wisconsin, and include a 15-year guarantee. Tannic Bass rods can be out there November 1, adopted by Tannic Musky/Pike on December 1.

It’s encouraging to see a producer put actual funding into rods constructed particularly for the calls for of warmwater and predator fishing.

Extra info, go to stcroixfly.com.