Alan Kube 6705 (new stock), 8 ft., 2/2, 6 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 seat. This rod is based on the Gillum 1-685 taper with a blued nickel silver sliding band over Spanish Olive wood spacer, root beer color wraps double tipped in gold and varigated, blued nickel silver ferrules, blued snakes, tip tops, and agate stripper, bag and aluminum tube.