Is there any reason to believe that for some bizarre reason the St. Croix Legend Elite is fundamentally different than every other 5# on the market? If not, just get your favorite Rio, Airflo, Orvis, SA, etc. Hopefully you can find one on sale. Never heard of the Barrio line, but there are a bunch of small operations buying off shore lines these days. I still personally prefer the known quality of the big brands, but typically wait until they change their packaging before picking up a new one on sale. Lines are so good these days, it is not rocket science to match them to a rod.