This crankbait-specific bass series is designed for superior performance with all crankbaits including square bills, lipless cranks, and chatterbaits. Mojo Bass Glass rods excel with lures ideally matched to a moderate action rod. St. Croix Mojo Bass Glass Casting Rod in Mojo Green Metallic will have you turning heads at the fishing hole. Featuring St. Croix’s 100% linear S-glass blanks, as well as, their Integrated Poly Curve (IPC) mandrel technology, this series delivers the precision tapers and parabolic bends you need when fishing your favorite reaction bait. Whether you are fishing a crankbait, chatterbait, rip bait, etc., they load up perfectly for long casts and cushion the strike so your hooks always find a home. Also equipped with premium components, including Kigan Master Hand 3D guides and Fuji ECS Reel Seats, the St. Croix Mojo Bass Glass Crankbait Casting Rods live up to the legacy and reputation of St. Croix Rods. I was really impressed with this rod. Normally I throw a Shimano Expride Glass Rod or a Shimano Zodias Glass Rod, both more expensive than the Mojo Glass, and while there were a few differences, I don’t know that the differences would be noticeable to someone who doesn’t throw a lot of crankbaits. Room for Improvement There are really two main reasons to use baitcasters for squarebills. Improving accuracy and decreasing the time between casts. The Mojo Glass and really the entire Mojo line is a split grip line of rods. I’m a big fan of full cork and would love to see the Mojo line with that option, especially on a rod that already has cork. Could I step up to a Premiere or Legend series, yes but the price point and full cork would be a homerun, especially for us nostalgic anglers. When you cast a good sized crankbait that has some heft, you notice the whole rod is involved in the transfer of energy. That got me curious about exactly what the IPC technology was that claims to make a difference. If you’re a bass nerd like me, here is a video.

For the TLDR crowd, it means it is designed to eliminate all transitional points in the rod blank. IPC-engineered rods feature smoother actions, increased strength and greater sensitivity. You can save a couple seconds on every cast when you use a baitcaster. Which seems minimal, until you realize you make hundreds if not thousands of casts every day. So lets say you are just going to spend a morning fishing – that’s probably about 500 casts at a minimum. Lets say you save just 3 seconds by using a baitcaster instead of a spinning rod each cast. Over the entire morning, you would have saved 25 minutes that you could have been fishing using a baitcaster. Crazy isn’t it?