If I thought the product was something I'd like, I'd support the shop in a NY minute. Hey, I just got a new catalog that had some Sage fly rods at over $1,000 and a few other brands at over $800! Are these companies kidding. I have about a dozen rods I built on blanks and the total cost to build each rod was easily less than $75. I've had some excellent casters try these rods and they gave them great reviews and couldn't believe what they cost to build. By the way, what does 'Top End' mean? Top price? Top cosmetics? It certainly cannot mean 'top performance' because that entirely depends on the user.

Allan