Someone has to stick up for St. Croix...

One of my first salmon/steelhead rods I picked up in WA was a 8.5 8-17 Wild River St. Croix caster. I have since collected many other rods, including Lami esprits, loomis's, and fenwick techna av's- yet I can't seem to get rid of the St. Croix. Great all conditions/fish rod, a little beefy (maybe should have a 20# rating)yet respectably sensitive and light. For $100, hell of a rod (even had the company swap it no problem when I buddy borrowed it and slammed it in his trunk).
Peace.
-JF