I'll give it a shot, hope I don't shoot myself in the foot !
I seen Mike from M&D's showin a customer a 7' or 8' ( ?able )......tuna rod with excellent action for throwing lures . I seen the demostration Mike gave his customer, I was very impressed by it's backbone and action...this is an offshore type rod.......it's a great lookin honey colored blank. The price was right also.....
More details you ask.......rather not say with out being 100% sure. In my opion, a penn 6500 would be ideal . Maybe some else knows about this rod and could shine some light for you......