All those diamond wrapped rods do is add weight,and to me they look gaudy. I don't want to fish with jewelry. I originally got into this to try and save a few bucks,but what I quickly realized is I can't get what I want from a rod truly unless I build it myself.

My nicest build was a North Fork Composites HM 6-12 blank,with a custom handle configuration,consisting of an alps anodized butt cap,a black widow carbon rear grip tube,an alps MVT toray reel seat,no foregrip. I used Fuji torzite titanium guides,and an arowana titanium torzite top. I spiral wrapped this,and fishing spoons with it is an absolute joy,in the fall,on the Klamath river. Best rod I own. I will put some photos up of it,I'm very proud of how it turned out,it looks as good as any rod out there.