I hear ya man... The next most important thing
besides the action is the handle.One of the
reasons I build all of my own steelhead rods.

I'll spend a few hours at least working on the
cork rings at the seam beetween reel seat
and cork to make sure that it feels seamless. I
also like to taper the handle so my pinky finger
wraps around a little tighter. I cant really
explain it, but The rod just feels better in my
hand.


Heres a couple of examples of both with trigger
and without: