Thanks for the feedbacks, mainly I'll be targeting stipers, sturgeons and halibuts. In the inner bay area, currents do move fast, 8oz weight gets move around like a bobber on the big out going tide which is why during those tides I have to cast up to 12oz to have my bait stay still. since I'll be chunking that kinda weight all day on two rod, I do get tired at the end of the day and since I have no experience with surf rod, thinking it must of made for casting distance so it should be some what of a lightweight rod but I could be wrong.