This year I decided to do something a little different. I wanted to make some of the gifts a gave this year. So I made some ice rods for my girlfriend and a few other ice fishermen I know. I obviously had to build one for myself as well, lol. The rods are turning out better than I ever thought they would. Hers is a 28" composite panfish rod, that I think would also work very well as a deadstick rod for perch. The one I made for myself is a 26" panfish rod, that I built on a solid fiberglass power noodle blank. I used titanium recoil guides and paired it with a black Betty 6061 reel. I don't know if anyone would be interested, but I am taking orders as well. They are built to order, and prices according to your specs. These a very high quality rods. I'm trying to upload pics, but have had trouble with it all day. I'll post them as soon as I figure out what I'm doing wrong. Lol.