Adding wood handle to Tidewater 66 Rod, advice?

[matt_gone_fishin]

Yes, that's just what I was planning. I'm leaving the reel seat and such alone and just replacing the two foam pieces, and shortening the butt so it's more manageable.

This rod/reel combo already weighs a ton so a bit more weight doesn't worry me, particularly in the butt end so that it counterweights it a bit.
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