I can’t really reccomend one rod over another, since I haven’t used any of the other ones you’ve mentioned. But I have two 12ft Beastmasters, and they are a fairly good rod in my opinion. I have a Tica Dolphin on one of them, and a Tica Cybernetic on the other. Also if you look in the Tackle section, there is I think several topics on rods/reels.
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