Im fishing with a couple of 12ft deluxe bazooka's, they're good rods, cant go wrong, especially at 500 for both, I bought mine for 500 each.
I do however get a little more distance with my sensation thunder-cast, & I thought the bazooka's were supposed to be a notch up from the thunder-casts.....OR, I just need to learn to cast properly with them, I havent had them very long, 3 months or so....