Fishhead

Yes, John does a good job. After his building for me both a steelhead and a salmon rod from Rainshadow blanks I had him build a salmon rod for a friend as a Christmas gift. I couldn't be more pleased. Great workmanship, and his guarantee is solid.

Fishnjunkie

I haven't fished an All Star rod, although I saw them and handled one. It's been awhile, so don't quote me on this, but I believe it was at Sunbird's in Chehalis. I did a little research and apparently the Rainshadow blank is a superior graphite to the blank used in the AllStar rods. Superfly seems to agree. So I went with Rainshadow and am delighted. My .02.

To answer your question 'who & where', I can recommend John at Little Skookum Custom Rods in Shelton. You can contact him at lscustomrods@hotmail.com. He can answer 'how much' and 'how long' for you. Good luck.

Ron