I've been demo-ing the 7'11" XH and I've fished some with the 7'11" H also.

I thought the XH would be broomstick like the 7'6" XH but surprisingly it was not. I put a hudd on it and it felt perfect from the first cast. You definitely get more casting distance with the 7'11" and within 10 minutes of using it I decided that's my hudd rod from now on. In the past I'd been using the 7'6" H for most of my hudd fishing.

The 7'11" H is going to be a great heavy wood bait rod. This is your 10" triple trout or 12" slammer type rod for sure.

Hope that helps in your rod selection process :)