I have a century blank and it is made for power fishing not a soft tip rod at all. Put a call out to Tessa Cooper whakatane surfcasting club . Her hubby steve has several zippyz and a couple that he prefers for fishing are softer and designed for softer action fishing. There is a large number of rods in nz but alas the suppliers dont give a toss re building advice or types of rods etc. The nz companies believe they havre a range it is correct they are right we are idiots and they know. Good luck with getting info on n rodz and any sense if you can find someone to about them. Gary K will surely offer advice that is good and sound. Ring the UK and they will offer hours of options if you can afford the call. Try tessa at whakatane club they can help.