I use salmon/steelhead rods for throwing LCs. A lot of guys do. The length helps to get some distance on your casts. Since the main target is halibut, the parabolic/softer action is a little more forgiving with the headshakes. Not sure about the Daiwa rods. I've used the St. Croix Avid, Phenix Trifecta and Shimano Clarus. The Clarus is the cheapest of the bunch...good rod, but you get what you pay for and it doesn't feel as nice and the other two. Feels fine if you've never used the others...but once you do, kinda hard to go back.
Hope that helps.
Don