Yup! I've been out of town, and my new Cumulus made the trip.
It's been awhile since I was blown away by a new rod, since the first time I fished a BCR GLX to be exact, and I am happy to say I recently experienced that feeling with my Cumulus.
I paired the 7'1"MHXF with a Core 51, spooled it with 10lb Stren fluoro, and tied on a 1/4 Pepper jig/smallie beaver combo...and I'm still grinning.
Though nowhere near as fast as a BCR, I found this rod to be as sensitive as a GLX. Opie already posted he felt this, and I definitely concur. Shimano hit a homer with this stick, and I definitely see at least one more Cumulus in my future.
If anyone is on the fence with these sticks, screw the new sticks debuting at ICAST, and pick one up. 8-)