.....next week, they will discontinue the sale of USA rolled sc2, sc3 and sc4 blanks. USA rolled SC5 blanks will be available exclusively through Rodgeeks.
.....next week, they will discontinue the sale of USA rolled sc2, sc3 and sc4 blanks. USA rolled SC5 blanks will be available exclusively through Rodgeeks.
Guess it is time to order then.
Allen
What difference does it make if Rodgeeks is the sole supplier as long as the blanks are built to St Croix specs? I saw this coming when they redid their site. Rodgeeks has had a history with St Croix since the Rodgeeks owner started this business. The 2 and 4 mandrels have been in Mexico for awhile and now i suspect the 3 will be also. St Croix will most likely keep the 5 in Park Falls with Rodgeeks as sole distributor for the blanks. I may be wrong but i think the blanks from all of their line up will still be available but through Rodgeeks.
So are rodgeeks blanks scv2 and scv4 blanks only made in mexico?
The last i knew was the 2 line up was made in mexico and the 4 line up built in Park Falls but shipped to Rodgeeks for their paint schemes and name while St Croix kept their 4 line up at home. Not sure when or if the 4 line up ever left being built in Park Falls until the forth coming announcement. Got a friend getting in touch with Jason Brunner to hopefully get the whole scoop. Fortunately i have a good inventory of all their blanks i use for crappie fishing. Hate to see it happen but their are other options if they were to go the way of Loomis blanks. Don't think that was the plan but i don't know that for sure.
Too bad they are making the change. Another one bites the dust.
Not surprised it’s a small market and shocked they lasted this long with so much variety they offered sc2-5. They were also very old school in there selection of blanks not offering much over 7’ still love their blanks but wish they offered more in the 7’6 range. I personally don’t like extending builds. I lean more towards rodgeeks anyways. I like the green sc5 but prefer a raw blank
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Except for the Made in USA vs. Make in Mexico aspect and the fact that it doesn't seem like they will offer SC3, I don't see the downside for the builder. The C4 and B4 blanks are better than SC3 and are cheaper, a B470MHF is $112 retail, they sell direct and ship for $18 or you can order through GetBit (they just drop ship from RG). I've built on a ton of them and they actually have a couple of my go to blanks (Sglass and the B473MHXS). I've talked to Bob Penicka many times and he is a good guy who knows blanks. You'll also be able to get SC5 quality blanks painted whatever color you want and I have no doubt the cost will be significantly less than what the Croix's went for.
I wish they were all made in the USA too, don't get me wrong. That being said I think that SC3 and below have been made in Mexico for a while, at least since Axiom opened the plant there. I don't see anywhere where it says they won't still be wrapping rods in the US and they'll still obviously be making some blanks there. Probably a minimal reduction in force if any.
I only build on SCV blanks for myself as the average guy doesn't want to spend the coin for one. Unpainted SCV's has been a wish for me for a long time. The only negative i can think of is if they quit building the SC3 better known as the Avid series. This was the best bang for buck for a first time custom rod buyer in my opinion. I have retired from aggressive sales of custom rods and only build for personal friends, family, and 2 or 3 donation rods a year now. I still like experimenting with other companies blanks now and then. I am a proponent of the Batson brand blanks also and they fill some voids that other companies choose not to address. I would like to see some companies like ALX expand into the lighter and 2 piece blanks for Crappie and Walleye. I do understand their has to be a market for those things to happen though. All in all it is still a good time to be a custom builder.
Rodgeeks needs to expand in to the ML realm. They have very few offerings and St Croix had many.
You mean we can finally get high end St Croix blanks in Non-LGBT colors? I want a SCV DS blank in the old Avid natural finish color.
Allen