This fall my buddy had TH tie him up a XTS 1084c with SciTic guides and I had TH tie me up the same rod but in IMX. The XTS actually felt very comprible to my IMX even a tad lighter, very nice rod ! This spring I am going to have a couple of 1141's made up with the XTS blank, probably save myself a couple of hundred bucks over the IMX's and still have a couple of dandy freedrifting rods.