St. Croix mojo bass vs victory

[Bassin31]

Gonna need to replace a mojo bass rod if use mostly for spinnerbaits, rattle traps. Was wondering if anybody has used both and can chime in is the victory much better than the mojo?

[dwtaylor]

I used to have a 7'1"mh fast mojo (the previous generation) and currently have the same rod in the victory.

The victory balances better which might be due to the graphite differences between scIII and scIII+. Performance though, I think they are the same at least to me.

I like the handle better on the victory with the hidden reel foot nut under the eva hood. I like it way better than the new trigon handles on the mojo now. There have been some quality issues I hear from the victory line with the handles coming undone, but I think that was mostly the 1st year rods when they came out. I am a big fan of the Victory line as it also addresses the handle issues and the balance issues I have with most st croix products.

FWIW, I will probably pick up a 7'10" XH Victory Swimbait rod, a 6'10" mlxf Victory spinning rod for dropshots and minnow pinging, and either a 7'3mhmf or another 7'2"mhm in the next couple of weeks.