Could be a good option but in this case I have over $200 in Cabelas Club points money so that is my source of funds for this purchase. I have 5 custom made rods as is (all with Loomis blanks) and I like them pretty well. My dad made me 3 and I use all of them pretty regularly but I purchased the other two off Ebay and they are MH spinning rods but have very long handles which I don't prefer. I'll have to check out Tim's rods on another mad money situation. I appreciate the heads up though.