I wanted to thank everyone for their suggestions on a new rod. A fellow S-B member e-mailed me with a Batson SW1208 he was looking to sell, and since it was roughly the same specs as the XSRA1204 for a lot less cake I bought it today. He also had a Shimano Spheros 8000 that I picked up with it.
I'm pleased to report that it put another 20-30 yards on my cast and gave me a little more beef in the rocks. It did well with Surf Hogs through 3.5 oz. needles. Oh, and did I mention, that Spheros drag . . . smoooooooth like buttah!
