Kube, Alan Custom Engraved (new stock), 8 ft., 2/2, 5 wt, Alan is one of the best new rodbuilders around and does some of the best wrapping and varnish you will see, he also builds all of his components himself including his own ferrules and reel seats. This rod is based on the Dickerson 8013 taper, reel seat is a nickel silver slide band that has been fully engraved by master engraver Paolo Barbetti (D. Whitehead's engraver), dark gold silk wraps with double tipping of black and red, blued nickel silver ferrules, agate stripper, fossilized mammoth ivory ferrule plug, bag and labeled aluminum tube with the brass cap having rod specs engraved.