I hate to add another question , but this thread got my attention. I've looked into bamboo rods and have not found any that seem to have "quality" and "good price" both. From my research if you want a "quality" bamboo rod be ready to pay for it. I have no problem with this because the process to build one seems to take a lot of time which is not cheap. I have seen one guy on e-bay that offers rebuildt rods at a good price but without being a rod builder who knows about the quality of the components or quality of workmanship. I would like to have a bamboo rod one day but I'm not buying one because the price looks good.