Sweetgrass Bamboo Fly Rod Mantra 5wt - 8'3" - 2pc HexA Mantra Rods course through the production process is nearly identical to a Sweetgrass. At the point of guides being wrapped on, we use a ti chrome steel stripping guide. The reel seat wood is chosen by us and carefully nestled onto the end of the rod using precision made black aluminum hardware from Bellinger. The good folks at Bellinger pay attention to details that others miss, so we appreciate their high quality, consistent products. Well choose