Just two weeks after their debut at ICAST 2024, three all-new PHYSYX models are already available to St. Croix dealers and anglers
Whether anglers have $30,000 worth of electronics on their boat or they are fishing from the bank, St. Croix Rod exists to give all of them the upper hand.
Damiki rigs and other minnow-shaking techniques are a great way to catch bass, which is why St. Croix developed three all-new PHYSYX spinning models optimized for the technique. The PHXS63MLXF, PHXS63MXF, and PHXS66MLF were revealed to the industry at ICAST just last week and are already available to dealers and anglers, expanding the tech-forward PHYSYX lineup to 28 rods for 2025.
“What matters here in Park Falls is making sure we’re offering the best tools for any job on the water,” says St. Croix Brand Manager, Ryan Teach. “And when it comes to shaking a jig and minnow, there’s no finer tool available than these three new PHYSYX spinning rods.”
The Ninja in the group is PHXS63MLXF, a 6’3” medium-light power, extra fast spinning rod rated for 6 to 20-pound line and 1/16 to 3/8-ounce lures. “This is the close-to-medium range rod in the series optimized for incredibly accurate pitches with lighter, smaller-profile jig-and-plastic combinations,” says Teach. “It’s slightly heavier twin – the PHXS63MXF – is a the sniper. It retains the agile 6’3” length and highly accurate extra-fast tip but steps up the power to medium in order to handle lures up to half an ounce. The final specialist in the group is the new PHYS66MLF, an assassin that handles a wide range of ultra-popular jig-and-minnow weights between 1/8 and 3/8 ounce. The PHYS66MLF is the choice for anyone who prefers to shake on a bit longer rod.”
Aside from their technique-optimized lengths, powers, and actions, Teach says two standout features make these rods excel in their intended purpose.
“The first is the new TRIGON Carbon handles,” Teach says. “There’s a word for your body’s ability to sense movement, action, and location; it’s called proprioception, and the TRIGON handle shape with molded-in TPU grip lines give casters additional physical reference points that their brains and muscles can use to execute pitches with increased and repeatable accuracy.
Teach says the second standout feature that helps these PHYSYX jig-and-minnow rods perform better in their intended purpose – just like every other rod in the PHYSYX Series – is their SCIV+ hybrid carbon fiber blanks.
“We really don’t talk about it enough,” he says. “The SCIV+ layups for each of these models are completely distinct. Our designers remove heavier SCIV material and replace it with lighter and stiffer SCVI material at key locations along the length of every blank to optimize both flex characteristics and balance to perfectly support intended techniques. Plus, our IPC tooling and TET blank layups allow us to create these fast and extra-fast tubular carbon actions without any glass inserts in the tips, which is the common practice in the industry. Our design and manufacturing capacity to accomplish this is a really big deal because the transition to glass that can give a rod a really fast tip also comes at a cost… because it creates both a weak spot and a dead spot in the blank.”
Combine those exotic, one-off hybrid-carbon tubular blank designs with titanium guide trains and the new molded carbon fiber TRIGON handles and new carbon fiber reel seats which transmit energy like no other St. Croix handle design before, and you end up with rods that really do feel like an extension of your own body.
St. Croix PHYSYX Series Features
- 17 casting models and 11 spinning models optimized for high-performance freshwater presentations
- Next-generation technique-specific hybrid carbon fiber SCIV+ blanks
- Technique-specific iAct (SCIV+ and linear S-Glass) hybrid blanks on select reaction-bait models
- Fortified Resin System (FRS) technology
- Advanced Reinforcing TechnologyTM (ARTTM)
- Integrated Poly Curve® (IPC®) mandrel technology
- Taper Enhancement Technology (TET) blank design
- Ultra-durable, rigid titanium guides with silicon carbide rings
- Anthropometrics-driven split-grip St. Croix TRIGON molded carbon fiber handles with high-tactile TPU accents and molded carbon fiber DYNAMIX reel seats for dramatically increased comfort, control, and energy transmission
- Precision-machined aluminum reel seat nut
- Model-specific hook keepers
- 15-year transferable warranty backed by St. Croix Superstar Service
- Designed and handcrafted in Park Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.A. for anglers worldwide
- Retail price $345 to $415
NEW St. Croix PHYSYX MINNOW SHAKER Spinning Models
- PHXS63MLXF – 6’3”, medium-light power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $345
- PHXS63MXF – 6’3”, medium power, extra-fast action, spinning / Retail $350
- PHXS66MLF – 6’6”, medium-light power, fast action, spinning / Retail $355
PHYSYX isn’t for everyone. It’s for anglers who demand every advantage a fishing rod can deliver in today’s most effective freshwater techniques and presentations. New PHXS63MLXF, PHXS63MXF, and PHXS66MLF Minnow Shaker models are available at St. Croix dealers worldwide and online at stcroixrods.com. Like every other PHYSYX model, they are handcrafted in the USA and are backed by a 15-year warranty and uncompromising St. Croix service.
Interested in becoming a St. Croix dealer? Email dealersupport@stcroixrods.com.
About St. Croix Rod
Headquartered in Park Falls, Wisconsin, St. Croix has been proudly crafting the “Best Rods on Earth” for 75 years. Combining state-of-the-art manufacturing processes with skilled craftsmanship, St. Croix is the only major producer to still build rods entirely from design through manufacturing. The company remains family-owned and operates duplicate manufacturing facilities in Park Falls and Fresnillo, Mexico. With popular trademarked series such as Legend®, Legend Xtreme®, Avid®, Premier®, Imperial®, Triumph® and Mojo, St. Croix is revered by all types of anglers from around the world.
