Kube, Alan 8406 (new stock), 7.5 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 seat. This rod is based on the Payne 101 taper and has a blued nickel silver sliding band over a Cherry burl wood spacer, translucent dark gold wraps double tipped in red and cardinal, blued nickel silver ferrules, blued snakes, tip tops, and agate stripper, fossilized mammoth ivory ferrule plug, bag and aluminum tube.