You'll probably get a lot of different opinions here so here's mine. If I had 1 rod for silvers and steelhead it would be XST 1084s. I love the 9ft rods and the RX8 has great feel with plenty of power.

Just read Chum Man's post above, too bad about the 1084 not available in the RX8. I would ask around if you know any rod builders to see if they have any of those blanks


Edited by Castingpearls (12/01/14 08:52 AM)