I guess I'm old school or just old but I prefer e-glass rods.

I have an old ('86) Calstar 690J with a Penn 99 (25#), my favorite is an original ('85) Seeker SJ85 with a Newell 322 (25#) and a Calstar 530 with a Penn 112H (30#).

I'm currently thinking about a Calstar 90J with a Trinidad 16N (with 50# braid & 30#TS).

FFY