Slide-R....
The black magic is by far one of the best cranckbait & rip-bait rods that I ever owned. I told this to Trey on January when I called to get two more. I hate graphite for cranking, this are made out of Fiberglass but they don't have the no fore-grip feature.... But men they are sweet cranking rods, the action is "Perfecto" for cranking.
TREY,
If you are listening bring back the Black Magic Buddy.... That blank was so sweet!!!!
zmazefsky,
Here is the information about the rod wraps, if you take it off you will end up with a brand new cork after taking the wrap off. The wrap has no glue or anything like that...
http://www.betterwaysproducts.com/
FYI: Is kind of like the wrap they use in Tennis rackets, only made to protect the cork and get a better grip on the rod.
Thanks,
Martino.