Got to remember Richard they are German rods. They were never sold here. The feeder is 4 oz and will do it too. I put 2x2oz bombs on just to see. The 40g float will chuck a loaded 30g feeder 30 yards with no difficulty. They are both 12ft rods.
I’d expect the feeder rod to comfortably cast a stated payload Alec and I’d expect it to be an accurate and reliable statistic indeed because casting weight is extremely relevant when it comes to feeder rods. Especially those with multiple tip strengths.
In the float rod game it’s way less important to know and like I said, if it wasn’t for the good old plummet, I don’t think many uk float anglers would get anywhere near what the rods state even on those playing on the side of caution like the Preston’s.
I can’t comment on the sport ex because I’ve never owned one or even used one but based on rods I have and do own, the few that do give a casting weight, it’s just a number that doesn’t align with anything from equally matched rods offerings on their numbers.
I have a shimano ultegra 15ft spc and it’s relatively similar in terms of power action and line ratings as the Preston supera X power.
In fact the Preston feels a little more substantial and punchy.
Shimano say I can cast over an ounce and Preston tell me half ounce is too much.
My tri cast says 20g is the limit and that has a semi rigid long spliced tip that i would consider very durable as far as spliced tips go. Browning sphere tips are incredibly soft and short in comparison yet browning say go nuts and lob out 30g.
Personally i ignore these numbers as there is no logical explanation for them and to be fair I would never attempt to cast that weight on a float rod and I see myself personally as someone that definitely uses floats on the heavier side than most.
Some Europeans are no strangers to throwing out massive 20g bolos on the huge rivers out there and the Americans love 20-30g “bobbers” for steel heading but here we tend to rarely go past the 10g mark. More often than not it’s 3-6g maximum for most