howdy moose,
i'm using airflo's polyshoot XT running line as well and find it easy to shoot shoot and has low memory. i just bought the loop head only adn use tips from other RIO lines as well the airflo tips from delta long 7/8, save you a TON of money!!
99% percent of the time i am just using a tip and a short leader. the low float with a tip and then a poly leader really gets down where I fish in the salt, sometimes to much if the tide is starting to slack. so depending on the tide and or river height that will dictate what i use, mostly just the tip and short leader.
as for tips, i have thrown a 15' t-14 when the rivers are very high and had no problems casting this on the 1356, a total of 642 grains and the rod barely flinched! this is one versatile rod Meiz made!!
i hope this helps,
vinnie