I got one of the 3 wt blanks a while back. The tip had a bit of a corkscrew. He was quick to send a replacment, but it had the same problem. It also bounced a lot during test casting. Not sure about the 5 wt or latest versions.

The grips that he sells are excellent and cheap.

Haven't build on that particular blank, but have built on 3 of Matt's other blanks.

Didn't have the same issue as bassackwards, some blanks had a slight curve in sections but nothing overly serious. I've cast the 4wt Havana blank and really enjoyed it, just waiting for some better weather to give the 3wt Amarillo blank a try. Currently building the 7wt Tandoor blank.

Also will vouch for Matt's grips.

Currently working on a build on that blank. The blank looks really nice to me. Haven't thrown a cast with it yet. Will try to post photos as the build progresses.

On mine, the fit between the middle section and the butt was spot on. The gap between the top and the middle sections was a little bigger but not bad. Could make them both perfect with little effort.

well never built on his blanks but i have used two of his grips, a 6.5" torpedo and a 6.5" ritz and both are just fantastic and feel great in hand.

This was in the sound, so river current wasn't an issue--nor was keeping the fish away from boulders and the like. Fish were 1-6 pounds or so. The rod handled them fine with an 6wt OBS and 10lb tippet.