<<I'm Rod Builder from Whidbey Island. I have been at this for over 18 years.
I have customers in Norway, St Louis, Florida, California, Idaho, Utah,
Montana and Matzelan Mexico besides here in the Seattle area and Whidbey
Island. I always use Sage for my Top End examples.>>
George, thanks for your input. I, too, use Sage on my rods but there are a
lot of folks who can't/won't pay that much for a rod and thus my request for
some good intermediate brand names that will lower the overall cost. Have
you ever used any other brands?
Mike