No one, other than you, can know which rod will suit best.

Both the Launch and Avid rods are fine fly rods and either would be a good choice. I don't think you could go wrong with either. Have you cast either?

The St. Croix Reign is very similar to the Premier, but with better hardware.


I happen to have several high, medium, and low end Sage Rods, but also have a couple of St. Croix Premier and older Imperial models and enjoy them very much too.