Usually I'm a middle of the road guy, but I've decided to go all out this one time; top of the line, best of the best. My personal experience combined with AI research is driving me crazy. I began with Loomis NRX, moved on to Edge First Cast, then to Megabass P5 Destroyer, Daiwa Steez, and now I've hit a brick wall with the Shimano Poison Ultima. The reel will be a Daiwa Steez A 100 8.5:1. Each of the rods claim to have what I'm looking for to fish docks and shoreline targets with various kinds of jigs; 6'9"-7' MH or H Fast or XFast. What would you guys do?

I can’t help you much with those lines but I’d ask yourself what weight range of jigs do you plan on mainly using and what line do you prefer to fish with? As a braid to leader guy I wouldn’t look for a XF jig rod personally.