since I own a 8,10, &12wt exocett, I think ill chime in. in 2017 I set out after the black fly shindig to get me some new rods as my old blue st.croix were getting some age. for my stroke, the action was perfect. I have a lazy cast (not fast & jerky, nor a hard haul) I found that the exocett with the right line (which it can handle a lot of them) is a finesse cannon. the sa tarpon tapers are perfect for these rods, not too heavy nor too light. I now have the rio d.c. bonefish on my 8wt and it handles most things easily. are they a 100ft shot rod every cast? no, but I don't know many people that can do that either. where they show their money at is the 30-65ft shot. its almost effortless.
I have had the misfortune of sending my 8wt back to them for warranty. I lost a battle with a large jack the sunday after thanksgiving 2017. ended up south of st.vincent island when the sleeping
[email protected] decided to run to mexico from the side of my boat (I was by myself and trying to grab a 42in jack by myself). the rod broke when I felt it touch the keel of my bay boat (completely my fault as I got lazy and only dropped tippet to 20# seagar flouro). I sent back 90% of the bottom section as the rest was in the gulf. 3 weeks later I received a call from Indira and paid my $55.00. my new rod was shipped that day. so if you're worried about warranty... don't. their build quality is equal to or
better (my personal opinion) to all the top rod makers out there. my final 2 rods in my new rod journey was the exocett and the meridian. needless to say who won.....
also if anyone ever catches that dam jack with my mullet fly in his mouth, I have a $55.00 reward for his capture.