Building a Weapon

[Surfjunki]

Currently out of the country for a few months and have a friend buliding me one of the 8'6" two piece century weapons. Those of you who have one, or have seen a friends, what reels did y'all pair them with and how did they balance out? 90 pecent of it's life it will have a 2 oz bucktail tied on to it to throw at visible cobia so i'm not concerned with being able to eek out every single yard on a cast. Nor am i super concerned about needing hundreds upon hundreds of yards of high test braid. Just looking for what worked for you weight/balance/feel wise and what you were using it for.. I hate to ask questions like this as I'd typically buy, sell, and trade my way around until i found what I liked. Unfortunately that's not an option and i would like to come to a top three pics by the time I get home so i can already have some options delivered to the house by mid summer. 

[cjmarti3]

I'm using a Shimano Vanford C5000XG.  Very lite and is a good balance.

Good luck.

[Bdemiri23]

I would look into. Backbay saltist , light smooth and strong. A Vr50 would also be nice.

[hhager23]

I have a VR50 on mine and love it. 

[FISH BUCKET]

I have. 8’ weapon .......first had a 4500 certate on it now have a 4000 ballistic lt on it......both balance very well

[shu]

stella 5000 sw it's good enough to take on any fish you can land with that rod. A little on the heavier side

[Surfjunki]

Thanks for the info guys. Ill use all that and compare weights and reel sizes to make my pics from