Sorry if I am a little late to this conversation but I feel that how a rod feels to in your hand is paramount to selecting the "right" rod. I have quite a few rods as my brother was a custom rod builder. Some that I consider slow and ponderous have been judged as excellent by some of my FF friends. As D4D said try both rods. Being more expensive does not automatically make a rod "better".

Let us know what you chose.