Thanks for the input so far guys.

Would you say that the 1263 (8-12)that you have felt have a very soft "noodley" feel?

And do you generally prefer that feel in your rods?

Has anybody out there every fished/felt the XST1264 10-17? Did it seem stiff?

The reason I ask is many different rods out there...loomis, lami, St croix, have very different feels/stiffness in the exact same legnth and weight class.

Example: a 10' 8-12 cert pro lami felt softer than the st croix avid 10 1/2 8-12. Maybe it is the difference in graphites...the XMG 50 lami seems even stiffer(but lighter).

Sorry for the vague and strange questions.
I like a great tip with some softness in the rod but I don't want a noodle rod.
I hope that makes sense.

Thanks