My friend.
Lacey makes a beautiflul rod am told.
I recommend looking at vintage. The Hheddon fly weights, their 7 foot, 3/4 weigth rods are nice. 500-800 region, nice condition.
I have the Heddon Model 17, Black Beuaty. Heddon is a nice, cheap step into vintage.
Granger you can get for about the...