Tannic Bass Fly Rods

INTRODUCING LEGEND ELITE SALT FOR 2026

 

Coming November 1, 2025


Whether you live and work along the coast or it’s where your travels take you, saltwater fly fishing never gets old. The ocean is where new experiences happen daily – on windy flats, tide-flooded mangroves, estuaries and passes, or glassy offshore waters.


Encompassing six models in #7 through #12 weights, LEGEND ELITE SALT is designed to maximize opportunity for all saltwater anglers via powerful and accurate fast-action tapers that are as satisfying to cast as they are to own.


Engineered and precision-crafted with all top St. Croix technologies, LEGEND ELITE SALT rods begin with an all-new matrix of premium SCIV and SCIII carbon materials. This means lighter and more responsive blanks with reduced swing weights and improved balance without sacrifice to strength or power. Coupling its highly refined actions with premium ergonomics and aesthetics, LEGEND ELITE SALT capitalizes on opportunity with fast-with-feel performance in any saltwater arena.

LEGEND ELITE SALT FEATURES

 

  • Hard chrome snake guides

  • Double-foot SiC hard chrome stripper guides

  • Full wells super-grade cork handle with cork-rubber accents

  • 1 “ contoured super-grade cork fighting butt with cork-rubber accents (790-4 through 990-4)

  • Oversized super-grade cork fighting butt with cork-rubber accents (1090-4 through 1290-4)

  • Custom uplocking, machined aluminum reel seat

  • Aluminum rod tube with rod sock

  • 15-year warranty

  • Designed and precision-crafted in Park Falls, Wisconsin, USA

LEGEND ELITE SALT TECHNOLOGY GROUP


  • Advanced materials matrix consisting of high-modulus high-strain SCIV and SCIII carbons

  • Integrated Poly Curve (IPC) mandrel tooling provides improved energy transfer, increased strength, and mega-efficient rod recovery

  • Advanced Reinforcing Technology (ART) utilizes an exotic carbon fiber scrim that adds a magnitude of strength (10x) with virtually no increase in blank diameter or weight. ART significantly increases hoop strength and reduces ovaling under severe loads while also supporting Slim-Profile Ferrule (SPF) design

  • Fortified Resin System (FRS) technology combines a fortified super resin with computer-operated curing ovens delivering precise temperature and time management throughout all stages of blank curing. FRS prevents micro-buckling, keeping carbon fibers in alignment and resulting in blanks tested to be 33%stronger than those built with standard resins and curing methods

  • Taper Enhancement Technology (TET) incorporates precision-cut, curved blank patterns from state-of-the-art computer pattern-cutting machines. Curved TET patterns fit and lay up more precisely on IPC mandrels, resulting in stronger and more consistent actions with improved feel

  • Slim-Profile Ferrule (SPF) design adds herculean strength with minimal added weight

LEGEND ELITE SALT MODELS