I can post a photo or 2 of the high end steelhead rod I built for swinging spoons on the Klamath in the fall. NFC 6-12 HM blank,Custom handle,black widow rear carbon fiber tube(I had to pay a pretty penny for it),an alps MVT Toray reel seat,Alps aluminum oxide butt cap,no foregrip,and Fuji Torzite guides,Torzite Fuji Arowana tip top. Spiral wrapped. Maybe that will cheer you up.