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Can't speak for the Allstars.....I was in a flyfishing phase during their heyday......which also teaches you a lot about the importance of blank tapers.
If I was to get an 11 foot Lami for the canal it would be a 1322, not a 1321M. For the rocks, I'll take the 1321M. Perhaps Century/CTS will change that, perhaps not. Certainly the 1322 sets a high standard as a canal plugging stick and the 1321M sets a high standard as a Montauk rod.
My point is not that the CTS and Century's are not good rods. Rather it is that the options already out there are very, very good when rebuilt with braid specific light guide systems.
My other point is that, just as with flyrods (and a lesson I am just relearning), although faster action rods cast farther they require more effort and a faster stroke to do so. Slower action rods slow you down, and slowing down can be a very good thing when throwing bulky plugs or rigged eels hour after hour through a long night.
When you test cast a rod, how light it is and how far it throws is what you notice. When you own a rod, how well it fishes and how often you reach for it is what you notice. The two are often not the same.
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