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My personal opinion is that if something off the shelf meets your requirements, then go for it. Otherwise go custom. My last rod is a custom build because it was a very specific requirement.
however the difference between a K Series and a Fuji Titanium Torzite or what ever they are called is going to be fairly small despite the drastic price difference.
It depends what you require from your custom rod builder.There are a couple of guys around (Fishatic on the forum (Brandon Mcqueen) or Craig Neil) who will spend hours developing a guide train for your specific reel and probable choice of line including hours of hands on testing sometimes more for their own interest than for actual income. These set ups will out perform any off the shelf rod I'm sure of it.On the other hand many commercial custom rods are nothing more than the usual set ups with a custom choice of guide size and coloured grip and binding.Keep in mind however that there is a law of diminishing returns. The difference between a Fong Kong XYT guide and a Fuji K Series will be huge however the difference between a K Series and a Fuji Titanium Torzite or what ever they are called is going to be fairly small despite the drastic price difference.