Carefully place a ribbon of masking tape (or, 'Pin-striping tape' from an Auto store) on opposite sides of your rod. This will leave two sides exposed. Spray paint (air-brush) one side sky blue, (bright sunny day) the other a reddish camouflage pattern (fall foliage colors). Now, carefully, when the paint has dried well, remove the tape and put it right over the painted surfaces, now leaving two more areas open for more paint. Paint one of them the regular camo pattern (woodsy background) and the last is optional to be finished with a pattern chosen by you, for your local environment.
By simply maintaining some care in your presentation you should catch thousands more trouts or whatever and write a book and get rich.