People ask me for gear recommendations often, and I’m always happy and eager to give them! A really common one goes a little something like, “I’m trying to get my wife into fishing, what combo do you recommend?”
I know many of us who are eaten up bass fishing spend top dollar on our gear, and usually buy our rods and reels separately. Now I’m not saying you need to spend top dollar, but there’s one big mistake I see people make when trying to introduce a loved one to the sport of bass fishing. The mindset is usually, “They’re new to this, they don’t need the best gear” or “I don’t want to blow a bunch of money if I don’t even know if they’ll stick with it”, which is totally fair! But this usually leads them to a local sporting goods store where they buy a cheap combo, and their wife or child can’t even detect a bite. This is going to lead to frustration and loss of interest.
There’s never been an affordable combo that I’ve felt confident in recommending to set new anglers up for success. Until now. St. Croix Rods as blessed us with both the GXR Bass, and GXR Crush Series.
These are premium, bass-focused casting and spinning combos for a great value, without sacrificing the high-performance and quality we’ve all come to expect from St. Croix. There’s no hassle when it comes to pairing up a rod and reel, as they come pre-assembled for you, and are optimized for the most popular bass fishing techniques and presentations.
I do have to give a special shoutout to the colors on the GXR Crush Rods, they are SO sharp and any angler is sure to love the look of these combos!
Set the angler in your life, or yourself, up for success and the best experience possible with a quality combo that doesn’t break the bank!
GXR Bass: https://stcroixrods.com/collections/combo-rods/products/gxr-bass
GXR Crush: https://stcroixrods.com/collections/combo-rods/products/gxr-crush
