Michael,
I'm a tad heavier than you, but what I lack in terms of petiteness I make up for in age.
All good advice. The Monster Hunter 80H is a great all round GT rod and is very forgiving on the angler but at the same time has enough authority to fight big fish. It's not a popping rod per se although I have been known to overload mine with the odd I cup, carefully mind you.
I've also been know to throw the odd small stickbait just behind somebody else's judiciously worked I cup but purely by accident.
Regards,
Trevor