2017 BUYER’S GUIDE
16. McCain Hi-Performance Premium Series 18. McCain Hi-Performance Tommy Martin Signature Series
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This technique-specific series features American-made graphite blanks, Fuji reel
seats, Kigan guides and premium cork handles. Nine casting; four spinning $199.95
17. McCain Hi-Performance T-Roy’s Swamp Series
Swamp Stick, Texas Lightning, The Beast – these are just some of the rods in
FLW pro T-Roy Broussard’s signature series. Each of the five baitcasting rods is
designed to be “sensitive but tough.” $149.95
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The seven technique-specific rods in this line are built with a blend of graphite
and S-glass to legendary pro Tommy Martin’s standards. $199.95
19. ALX ENOX
The ENOX series only includes six casting models, but that might be just
enough. ALX designed the series with versatility in mind, so each rod can per-
form multiple tasks. Grips are combo cork and EVA foam. $294.99 to $299.99
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BUDGET-PRICED RODS FROM ONE 3
ONE 3 is the new sister company of 13 Fishing, and what you’ll find throughout its new Defy Black, Fate Chrome and Fate Black series of rods is a lot of
hard-core options at low price points. Each series includes casting, spinning and crankbait-specific casting models, and the most expensive series – Fate
Black – tops out at round $100. Details vary by series, but you have options for cork and foam grips, and different grades of graphite.
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