Find the Scott Sector 8’4” 8 wt and cast it. Might be worth a look. I have not cast that model, but holy moly the 9’7 wt, the 9’8 and the 9’9 are really nice.
Outside of that if you want to consider used rods, (mine is def not for sale but if you can find one) I have a 7’11” Sage Bass II...