I have a 6' split handle spinnerbait pitchin rod that I can donate for RFS if you would like to have it. All I have to do is put the finish on it. It really wasn't built for beauty but for fishability. It feels like its not there,.. very lite in the hand, like most tournament rods. Lots of backbone with a medium tip. Rusty
I think it actually makes it easier for Pat & his group to taylor a rod for a specific recipient if it isn't all prettied up with fancy thread-work & such. Decals & names are easily matched up that way I think.
Either way, one doesn't have to be a Picasso to contribute rods to the RFS program.