St. Croix Avid Ice Jigging Rods

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Just purchased two (gotta have at least two of everything right?) St. Croix Avid Ice Jigging rods yesterday.  They are the 27 inch ML.  I hope to use them with a 500 reel of some sort and will target perch and small walleyes.  Anybody have any of these rods?  Pros, cons, heaviest spoons, jig n raps, pimples that you can use? 

Just searching for more information.  Thanks!

http://stcroixrods.com/products/ice/avid-ice-rods

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I can't be the first icer with these rods?...

[crappie15]

I just bought the 27m but haven't the chance to try it yet. The look and feel is really nice. Hoping to use 1/8 oz. and up jigs and spoons. I went with the medium because I lost too many big walleye last year from bad hook sets. I liked the ml and will most likely end up getting one.

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The walleye in my neck of the woods aren't that big...14-20 inchers.  So I figured the ML should work for those size.  Time will tell I guess.  I was thinking of the medium but I have two 32 inch medium St. Croix premiers for Erie walleyes and those work well.

Plus, like you said, the look and feel are really nice.

[thebear]

I have the 27 ML outfitter with a sedona 500 for eyes, I have YET to use it for eyes, but i tested it over the weekend on some smaller fish and it still handled the light bites fine, very nice rod with good balance overall.

[jho]

I picked up the 26L Avid Glass last week for panfish. I havent had a chance to use it yet but it seems well built so far. I needed something with larger guides for cold weather hole hopping. Is there any real difference in the avid jigging and the avid glass models?? Looks like the jigging is for eyes' and the glass is for panfish.

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I picked up the 26L Avid Glass last week for panfish. I havent had a chance to use it yet but it seems well built so far. I needed something with larger guides for cold weather hole hopping. Is there any real difference in the avid jigging and the avid glass models?? Looks like the jigging is for eyes' and the glass is for panfish.

I think the jigging rods are a bit stiffer and meant to handle raps, spoons, etc.  I think the glass rods are a lighter action meant to handle panfish baits.  That's the only thing I could discern from holding each of them.

[Dan668]

Any updates?  Having a hard time deciding on these or a premier for my 6061 for perch and walleye.   Anyone know if the blanks are different?

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If we had any friggin ice in NE Indiana I'd have an update...

I think the blanks are different but I'm not positive.  They are a different color but don't know if that makes them different.