St. Croix has decided to do away with its Avid series ice rods. They said most people were buying the premier ice rod, since the only difference was the handles. The Premier ice rods will stay the same for this year.
The Legend ice rods will now only come with reel seats. If you're a fan of tennessee handles like they have had on previous years' legend ice rods, you'll have to find some leftovers from last year. The new reel seats will be the same as on their Legend Elite spinning rods. Here's a picture...
I personally hate reel seats on ice rods, so i'm glad I have the older versions of Legends.
They also are coming out with a Heavy spring this year, to go along with their light, medium, and medium heavy springs they already have.