Robert, I'm going to buck generally accepted wisdom here, and it is based solely on my style of bassin'. I would choose a moderate (toward the fast end) 7'6" or 8' three weight. One whose construction minimizes physical weight to the bare minimum. With a nice beefy cork grip to fit my large hand. It would exhibit good workmanship but would not be so "fine" that I would worry about laying it in the bottom of the canoe. It would need to be 4 pieces so I could drop it into a carry on bag.

Does a single rod fit this bill? A lot of them come very close. But as always, they exhibit some concessions to universality. So I'd probably have to build it myself.

You are not going to send the rod police to get my other ones, are you?

Jim