I do have two Avid rods, an 8' spinning and a 11' casting. Both are very stiff rods but they still work nice.
The custom I have is different. I think it may have been the same balnk used for the older Ben Doerr System rods. Its got a satiny black finish. I looked at the current St. Croix blank catalog online and it had the2 piece blank I have but not the same rod in a 1 piece which kind of stinks.
