Pics are rather average and don't do these justice but you'll get the idea.
Both built specifically for the reels.
Built over summer but only just thought to post them.
Silver one is a CTS, alps reel seat and Winthrop classic rollers. Prowrap metallic thread.
Second is a blank I got from MIB, Fuji guides with alps top and reel seat. Bullards Inca gold matches the makaira perfectly.
Both built to double as marlin and sword rods and both caught fish last season.