So as this 2 hander obsession has progressed i have realized i have an old phillipson x86 6 wt that came to me missing about 4 inches and was retipped (paid $20 for it, the missing tip definitely makes a difference) I know this sounds like blasphemy, but i have a montague by true temper of similar weight and era that i am thinking about using to add about two to two and a half feet to to turn into a light switch rod. I am thinking i will remove the grip and sleeve the old blank into the new one. I am thinking that i can set the joint 6 inches above the new top grip, maybe make it level and wrap over it and add a guide. Ideally under this scenaro the original phillipson blank is where all the flexing happens with the new addtion constituting the butt and handle. Is this idea too radical? thoughts?

I wouldn't worry much about "flex profile" just build it and have fun. Lots of rods have stiff tips and soft butts or visa versa.

oh, and PICTURES PLEASE

Got the rod undressed, now i am running into glass's fatal flaw: weight. I even tried a 9 weight graphite base with a stent and i am stuck with weight causing too much flex, (i could feel the 9 weught handle flexing under the handle. I am thinking i need an 8 weight glass rod as my extension. Any ideas?

So majicwrench just got me the butt end of a heddon pal that is stiff enough and the weight weight and dimeter to work with a stent, the aeration is whether or not i should add 2.5 ft to get a 10.5 ft rod or just add 2 and get 10. I worry about the law of diminishing returns when i see that glass rods generally werent made over 9 ft. Thoughts?