What components do you like in your Rod?

[Bassanova]

I’ve been getting more into my rods knowing from pass experience in different trades the tools make the job easier. When I first started fishing the rod and reel combo out of BPS or the rod from Wal-Mart or K-Mart would be just fine.

Then I started to upgrade my rods from well know makers of rods but now I want to take the next step and have my rods custom made. So I started to read rod building web sites trying to determine what parts I would like in my rods.

But then marketing gets in the way and everyone states this is the one to have or use. What would be the best components to have in a rod? Now there are different applications for our rods but if you were going to have a custom rod build what components would you insist on?

Rod blanks, rod handle (split grip or single grip), type of butt cap, reel seats (one piece or two piece), rod guides (with an insert or without an insert, two leg or single leg), and Hook Keeper (what side of the rod, top, bottom, left or right side – open or close).

Help me build the best flipping/jig rod, casting rod, and worm rod.

P.S. if I left something out please included it.