I agree with Grant, go and cast both of them and see which one suits your casting now. It doesn't make sense to buy a rod that you are going to battle to cast for the next two years until you get "good" enough. The Z-Axis is Sage's best selling rod of all time - I guess that must be for a reason - I think it is actually the best selling rod of all time regardless of brand.
I cast both the Z-Axis and TCX 5wt's and much preferred the Z-Axis and found it much easier to cast. The TCX felt like a broomstick to me and I could not feel when it was loading. Having said that I am not a particularly good caster. After casting both I ended up buying the 99 5wt - possibly a mistake as I think the Z-Axis would have been the better all round rod for me.
“Apparently people don't like the truth, but I do like it; I like it because it upsets a lot of people. If you show them enough times that their arguments are bullshit, then maybe just once, one of them will say, 'Oh! Wait a minute - I was wrong.' I live for that happening. Rare, I assure you” ― Lemmy Kilmister
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