I built a rainshadow xst 11'6" 8-12 and absolutely love it. I can fish light or heavy and have caught multiple fish over 25lbs and never felt the need for a heavier rod. Also I fish beads for cutthroat and it's still fun, a 20" cutty puts up a great fight

I do have a 13'6" 4-8 okuma guide select. And it's ok at very best for any type of fishing I do around here.
To long for small streams, to soft for bigger fish and hooksets on longer drifts, works greats for cutthroats and summer runs....but again to long and soft for rivers and streams I regularly fish. It does get the job done in a pinch though...just nowhere near ideal.

I plan on building another 11'6" rod for summer fishing. Probably another rainshadow xst in 6-10 rating this time around.