"WOW!!! This rod throws a line as flat as a billiard table with aloop you can throw through a screen door. I would certainly ratethis as one of the very best 8- weight rods I have ever cast. Foranyone who likes a fast action rod - this does it in spades." LEFTY KREH Temple Fork TiCr X rods are handsomely finished in a rich blue blankcolor, Flor grade cork and an aluminum reel seat with a cushionedreel hood. Rods equipped with a fighting butt also have a channellock sliding rear hood with double locking rings and featurefull wells grips. Oversized titanium oxide first stripping guidesstart with a #20 on the 6, 7 and 8 and #24 on the 9-weight through12-weight. The 4, 5 and 6 (lt) weight have a reversed half wells grip,single up locking ring and a matte black graphite insert. All weightshave color coded alignment dots. Vendor: Temple Fork Outfitters