You guys have not disappointed me in the least. Some great info. I’m liking the three below the red one in Randy’s pic. I’m trying hard to find a nut for the reel seat like on the major craft just above that one. I have a wrapper and rounded the cork one in my pic. The bottom one in Randy’s pic is either a VSS or ISP seat and eva grip. The vss is thinner and not as comfortable as the ISP but parts for the ISP are hard to locate. I tried shaping the eva on the one in my pic and it’s nothing like cork to work with. My hands are pretty big and some slim handles while still comfortable aren’t as appealing to me. Should I fool with eva I’ll probably consider my first attempt as sacrificial, it may not come out as planned. And this rod is 6’1” and will replace my 6’ Fenwick build. It’s a good rod but things are going on in my life that may demand a smaller stable of rods. I carried four rods today and used em all. It seems it’s going to come down to availability of parts but it’ll be as good as I can find. I kinda rushed the others a bit but I’m holding out for what appeals to me most as best I can. I’m still finding suppliers I didn’t know about. I really appreciate all the input, gives me more questions to answer while doing the research.