if your looking for a rod for stricly big baits, i would try a xxh custom vs parabolic before commiting. The custom does everything the parabolic does and more.... i fished both hard and ended up selling the parabolic because im just gonna roll another custom. I fish 5oz wakebaits on the custom up to 13oz baits. I feel like the parabolic is better suited for 4.5-5 to about 9ozs. After that you can really notice the difference between the two on the big big baits, and when you hook up better believe that custom bends welll into the blank. Even the parabolic shuts off a bit early to have a true parabolic action, you just have to hook a fish big enough to show you.
Ceasar are you throwing the Deps on you XXH???