Folks here is my first "No Frills" fishing rod. It has carbon fiber grips and a blank thru handle reel seat. The rod is incredibly light and it will have a Shimano chronarch for the reel. Mostly throwing mirros and grubs to specks and pups. Below are some pics.

Whole grip.



Rear Grip



Micro guides.



Micro guides from another angle.



Split grips



Rod made by Back River Rods.
www.backriverrods.com