I hate to sound like a broken record every time this subject comes up but I love my GL 1143 spinning model that TH Rods made for me. I mostly fish jigs and hardware on fireline with it so I can't really talk much about it as a drift rod but a friend drifts with the same model and says it's the best he's had.

Good luck. Nice to see the insurance ferry will be bringing you some fine holiday treats.

Bruce