I've been building a lot of Mooching rods lately for some real old schoolers. It seems the rod of choice is either a
Rainshadow ISA1027 or ISA1087. 8'6" or 9'. Both rods 15-30lb. mod fast action. Unfortunately there are only a handful of these left (around 50) for they are being discontinued for the lack of demand. If a guy want to go with a 10'6", i'd go with an Rainshadow ISA1266 mod fast 12-25lb. built up with alps components.