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OK, there are indeed a lot of new blanks betweem CTS and Century.
The Stealths I am excited about are designated S1 1205 and S1 1326. The 10 footer is rated 1 to 4 and the 11 footer 1 to 5.
There is a slim chance you saw the 1205 at the MSBA show but its unlikely because when I went to Ryans table they showed me all the other ones but not the Stealth until I specifically asked for an autoclaved model. I am absolutely sure you did not see the 11 foot Stealth at MSBA.
I liked several of the non autoclaved rod models they showed me and especially the ss1327 for a canal option. I wouldn't bet the house on that designation though because as you say , there are so many unless you focused in on one in particular it would be hard to remember.
Wehn I say the 10 footer is for all around , I mean for general fishing along the shore or even on jetties but not in the canal or breachway type currents. For the canal etc I think the 11 footer is a better candidate.
Now some guys want different for the Canal. The Gorilla Jiggers want a pool cue (AS 1209 example) . I don't do it that way. In fact that is my complaint about the Century TTL . Its too much rod unless the current is really booking and you must use at least 4 and 5 even better. Those times are rare the way I jig the Canal but they do happen. I am mostly useing 3 way upcurrent so its down with little line tension then all I need to do is free spool to keep it down and of course I need enough in the rod to quickly get it up a few from the bottom if it starts to snag. For this I would say I am 15% at 2 OZ , 75 percent at 3 OZ and 10 percent at 4 OZ. Very few moon tide require me to go the 4 min to 5 range and for that I do switch to the TTL. Now for the way I mostly jig the best matches are the XRA 1205 and the XRA 1322. . Its these two rods that I think the Century 11 foot stealth will replace. the GSB 120 1M is a great rod and I build a lot of them but I personally like the XRA 1205 better. That's a matter of taste because they are similar in many ways.
So anyway , I am expecting to get several of each of the stealths. I'll have to twist up a couple and try to let people try them. These are the only two models where I think century has taken full advantage of the nanotech resin systems (of course that is just my opinion) in these lighter models they are just introducing.
For the very long monster rods 12 to 15 feet and $400 up for the blanks, that very fit and strong tourney casters are interested in , you'll have to get info from Big Dave. That is just not my arena.
rphud... If you are asking about the lami GSB 120 1L and GSB 120 1M , the 1L is a 1 to 3+ rod and the 1 M is a 2 to 5 rod. At least thats how I would rate them. Lami's catalog ratings are often meaningless.
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