Cutbow16 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Looking at purchasing the 9 foot 5 weight Imperial and wanted to know if anyone had any first hand reviews with it. I'll definitely try and test cast it but wanted some prior insight on how it casts and also on how it fishes. Also, how is St. Croix's warranty? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinglibin Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Have enjoyed mine for a long time. Love to cast with it, and I needed warranty once and where I bought it sent it in for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northfork Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Absolutely love St. Croix Rods, this is about all I fish. Warranty is excellent, they're always having promos sending free gear, and the rod's performance will exceed your expectations for the price point. I have an 8'6" imperial in a 4 weight and it fishes nicer than my higher end Sage. I own various rods in different series' from legend elite, legend ultra, avid, imperial, and the rio santo. Hell, even my $80 Rio Santo 9' 6wt 4 pc isn't a bad fishing rod. Fast action? Not really. Made with some quality in mind? Definitely. I bought it for a backup to take on trips and it ends up getting fished more than I expected. Give the imperial a try and don't look back, I think you'll be more than satisfied. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean84 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I have a 4wt and its my favorite rod besides my fiber glass ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutbow16 Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Thanks for the input. I need a 5 wt rod that will be pretty versatile and I think for the price point, it seems like a no-brainer to try it out. If you don't mind me asking, what reel and line do you have matched up with the rod? Does it need a line designed for faster action rods such as the SA GPX or would I be fine sticking with something like the Rio Gold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northfork Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Rio gold would be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cutbow16 Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Awesome i'm convinced. I think Wholesale sells them so I'll go pick one up as soon as I can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanky Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I also fish the 8ft 6 in 4pc 4wt....love the rod and honestly kicks the crap out of a lot of mt high end rods!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpinkster Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Just bought the 4pc 9' 8wt with Rio Trout LT line. So far so good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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