+1 for commando heads from OPST. I paired one with my 9'6 7wt to swing some large flies for steelhead a few days back. The OPST guys said to pair it with Rio MOW lights and it got the fly into the zone, unfortunately the chocolate milk water was another issue. The setup rockets the line out there when there is limited casting room plus your line is in the water longer as post swing a quick cast upstream and then one across gets you back in the mix compared to false casting with a standard SH line.
On my trip for Atlantic Salmon in September, I had a different Commando paired with my 11'5 7wt switch. Paired that with OPST's run/riffle/bucket tips and it rocked. That setup will likely be near the top of the list for shad this spring.
All in all, very versatile lines.
Beyond the chart that Rob posted, a couple of shops have created their own charts for pairing different rod makers' offerings to Commando lines but as the grain weights are in 25g increments, a lot of it will be caster preference.
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