No comment on the Daiwa rod, but ugly stiks are $hit. No matter what the commercials tell you... What are you gonna use the rod for? 11 and 12 foot rods are generally surf fishing rods, standard saltwater inshore rods are 8 feet or under, but plastics rods and jigsticks will be longer. Tell us what you want to use the rod for, and we'll go from there. What's your budget?
-Brian