It really is going to come down to what you want to do with it. If you are going to be chasing hatchery steelhead or the like more often than not, I would go with the 1263. That rod should be able to handle larger fish as well but if you are going to be targeting kings, I'd go with the 1264. I wrapped up a 1362 a few years back and it is exactly what I was after for brats. Anything pushing the 20 pound mark gets interesting.