I bought my custom rod from TH Custom Rods. Tom and his son Travis build first class rods at very good prices. I am super happy with mine. I e-mailed them told them what I wanted and they built it. There are a lot more people on this board that have purchased from them and I am sure you will be hearing them chime in when they read your post. They are very good to work with. Just click on their banner at the top left corner of this page and shoot them an e-mail. For 200 you will get one heck of a rod. By the way, I purchased a Lamiglas 9'2" Ti2000 for $330 from them with SicTi guides, black wrap, pearl inlay, lefty hook keeper, and exposed blank trigger grip. If you purchase this rod from Lamiglas retail without SicTi guides it is $480. You might find one on e-bay for less but I got the exact rod I wanted built the way I wanted it.