I don't fish anymore, but when i did i was using a 12ft century blank, called in the trade a spod rod, used for casting spods when course fishing,.. casts a 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 oz with ease, handle conger 20 lb and over, bull huss, thorny's, s.e ray anything in that category, but still sensitive enough to throw a 3oz float, or tinsel,.. i've even caught GG mullet with it before i got a proper mullet rod for the job,, some people might no them as BIG BERTHA, (the sticker on them was a big tit blond) bloody lovely rod, the best i ever had made from a blank, sold it now but still get the rest