Hi David,
My clients from Russia fished with us for Bluefin tuna in North Carolina with the 77XH and to say the least i was fascinated with the power of the rod,
they landed an 84 inch fish, estimated over 300lb.
the following is some bendo pictures for the rod:

And the result:

there is a lot options nowadays but that is a good choice, the rod performed flawlessly.
Good luck