Well, have you considered the sensitivity and the one piece feel of casting and spey angling with a spliced cane 5 wt?
Regards from the Restigouche….Jim

 

Burkheimer 5125-4 is by far my favorite 5 weight.

 

What he said! I had the 51111 Pro and prefer the Burkie.

 

I'd call Bob.

 

i fish a 4/5 MKX that is a pretty sweet stick.

 

Meiser 13'9'' 4/5/6 CX 5piece. It is heaven! So are his shorter versions.

 

You may already know this, but Loomis used to make a 5 wt in 11’11”, called the IMX Pro also. They come up on SP occasionally. I’m not sure if the action is similar, but I had one and liked it.

 

The 4/5 mkx is unbelievable.

 

Look for a used IMX pro 51111 or better yet get a hold of @Kalebpierce and see if he has anymore of those ACR elt blanks laying around in the 6144 , I find this rod to be more of a 5wt.

 

The T&T DNA 12’9 5w is absolutely brilliant. It’s a beautiful stick too! You never have to worry about breaking it. Call T&T. If you don’t like it, I’ll take it off your hands as I’d like a back up to mine

 

Loving my new to me ACR 1255

 

ACR 1275 is my favorite 5wt with a 350 grain scandi body for tips.

 

You looking for a rod that throws around 400 grain scandi or skagit? I like my Beulah Onyx 5wt spey, fish it most with 350/360 scandi. If you're looking to cast 400 scandi then I think that might be most companies' 6wt.

 

My two favorites and they are pretty much the same action are an ACR 5120-4 and a G.Loomis IMX Pro Short Spey 51111-4. Both cast great with Rio Scandibody #6/7 325gr 23’ head and the Airflo Skagit Scout 360 grain, 16.5’ head.

 

5120 Nam Original

 

Another vote for the ACR 1255. My favorite rod.