Daiwa tournament range 2013
Hi iv the 12/13 after having it for the last few weeks I can say its better for me than the old one. Why you ask, its all down to the reel seat. This is not enlarged like on the older rod was. The action is very similar but id say it is a little softer in the tip, with grunt lower down. I have had carp to 12lb and seemed like the old one in playing action but when I got skimmers or f1s it was soft enough, not to pull the hooks out under the tip. This is a good compromise in my eyes on this rod. The rod blank is slimmer as with all the range now than the older models. What is more noticeable is how fine the tips are. This rod comes with 11/2oz & 2oz tips which are a very fine carbon. This is something I thought would be flimsy but its not. The rod has smaller eyes than the old model all the way down. With the reduction in eye size can cut down distance. My old 12/13 has seen a mini big bit strapped to it in the past, this one will not handle the size of line coils coming from the spool. Iv found this to be best with upto a daiwa 4000 or shimano 5000 size reel. I have used this upto 80m at 12' and found it a dream to get the range. When the 1' section in place id say this rod will have a max distance of 100m with a 35g drennan method and 8lb st line. It is overall not as good a casting tool as the older model due to the slightly softer tip but is more than capable of out performing 99% of people's casting capabilitys. I would say the overall softer tip on this rod will be not the best on the harder flowing rivers. Iv been down tonight and had chub to 3 1/2lb. And the rod was fine with a 60g fully loaded large drennen feeder but would like to see if daiwa do a 3oz tip

10/11
This rod has been totally redone this rod is now a 11' 2 equal section rod still has the 1' section on the butt half , but still has a eye on it like the old model. I find this rod more noticeably softer in the tip but again with as much power lower down its seems like the rods loading point has been mover down the blank by 1'. I can hit the point on the island @ Hayfield 70m ish (peg 23) on a flat day with the older 10/11 @ 10' but this one drops short. This is not a bad thing but at 10' 50m is still enough iv not tried it at 11' as of yet but this has a little more power than the straight 10' model. This is a better rod for smaller carp/skimmers than the old one was but still handles lumps with ease. This is a very accurate casting rod as you will know if you have used a tournament in the past. You get a 1oz & 11/2oz tips with this rod.
I have played about in the past with the older 10/11 as a big fish pellet wag rod, by cutting the 11/2oz top back to the next eye down and was fab. Well pellet wags can be as much as a bomb. I have tried the new one like this but not cut a tip back yet, I will be doing soon. This rod has more power than the 11' PW rod. But the action is the same so why not give it a go
In a way it is like the multi match daiwa do but your only playing about with a quiver tip to change the use/action.
I will not be buying a 11' wag. I'd rather use the bomb rod it becomes 4 rods in 1 if your papered to play about. I think you will need to cut about 3-4" off the chosen tip for a wag if you want to give it a go i think to get the best out of it. I think the 11/2 will be the best