I just received my first rod blank via fed ex today. This is a 5wt 9ft 3 piece rod. I have followed the instructions that are provided in the flex coat book that I purchased with this rod. Things do not seam quite as obvious as I had hoped. I think that I have found the spine on each section of rod, and marked each section with a china pencil. I am not positive that I have found the spine. I am hoping that there may be some secret that someone would share, please ??