After re reading your original post, you realy might be better off doing two rods, one for steelhead and one for kings, just depends how big the kings are you're after. The Loomis 1263 is a killer Stelhead rod, but it is pricey(sp) at $300.00, and it really won't have the backbone you are after for kings. I biuld King rods for a customer who fishes Alaska on a Lamiglas Perigee blank. They are fast, powerfull, and a very nice looking blank to boot, and a completed rod goes for around $225.00. If you build on Rainshadow componants, you could get 2 rods for $350.00, one for Kings and one for Steelhead. It is a hard task to pick a stick that you will be happy with for multiple species, it can be done however.
Bryan at res173r8@verizon.net