My parents borrowed my car to take my moms car to the garage. Somewhere along the trip they shut my 7 foot st croix musky rod in the door breaking off about 4 inches from it. I’ve had that rod for 22 ish years and liked it. I am wondering if I should just cut it off to 6’6” inches or whether I should send it back to st croix and pay the 70 dollars to get a new one through the warranty program. The shortest rod that they sell is now 6’10 inches so I’d be quite short.

I'd get a new one if it were me. Chopping a rod off makes the action much different and the balance is messed up also.

Pay the $70.00 for a new St. Croix rod and use it another 22 years.

Take stuff that 's fragile out of car before loaning car to irresponsible people. You asked

7' is an awfully short musky rod, I couldn't imagine 6'6. I know the pool cues were a thing back in the day but man rod technology has really made things easier.


I have a 7' and a 7'6, but now the shortest rod in use for me is an 8' St Croix Premier and I prefer an 8'6 for most of my work. Boat side maneuveres are much easier on a longer rod and really aids in setting the hook.

What I'm trying to say is, upgrade it to an 8' and go catch fish.

I’ve seen some pretty good deals on nice Musky rods on eBay. I don’t think they’re a big seller due to there being less Musky fishermen in the grad scheme of things. If I catfished from a boat I’d have 4 of them instead of the typical heavy foam handled fiberglass rods that are sold as catfish rods.

Spend the $70. I did when my Inshore got smacked going through a gate on a private dock.

In my opinion, pay the 70 dollars to get a new one and have it use for long

If it's 4 inches off tip, put on a new tip top and go fishing. A similar event with one of my twelve foot six inch spey rods had no noticeable effect.