Recommendations on a 12' plug stick? Cut off 3 feet off the butt
Seriously, even a light weight 12' balnk can get old real fast unless you're the size of Big Dave. You get a little headwind and that extra 3' of length adds a lot of resistance on the cast.
The XRA can cast 3 oz and they come in one-piece blanks, altho not as finished rods. One piece factory rods over 9' are becoming extinct as the shipping costs are prohibitive.
If you want a little more punch than a 1204, you can get a black Lami GSB 120 1L. Or you could get an Arra 1322 and shorten it to 10' from the butt (you'll void the warranty tho). Also, the All Star 1208 will throw 3 without breaking a sweat, and it runs substantially less than any comparable Lamiglas blank. Talk to Mike T---he's probably built more rods on the All Star 1208 than anyone in this area, and if you want a little more length than 10', he can fit it with a butt extension. Something you'll never know is there once the rod is finished.