St. Croix's top-of-the-line Legend Elite Freshwater Fly Rod employs the most advanced engineering and graphite obtainable to deliver the ultimate in lightweight, ultra-sensitive, super-strong performance. St. Croixs exclusive Integrated Poly Curve (IPC) tooling technology for continuous-curve tapers provides a lighter, stronger, more sensitive blank that smoothly stores and releases energy as the rod is loaded and unloaded.Each Legend Elite features SCV graphite, St. Croix's advanced, high-modulus, high-strain graphite with NSi resin and a carbon-matte scrim for maximum weight reduction and increased sensitivity. St. Croix then uses their proprietary Advanced Reinforcing Technology (ART), an internal reinforcing layer of carbon fibers, to further strengthen and improve hoop strength in the lower sections of the blanks.