That is a great price. As you have read in other posts, many of the guys on this site and off get bars from Skip at Hotjigs.
hotjigs@msn.com Cost a little more but top quality. It would ruin his day if you lost your dream fish on a bar he built, so he takes pride in his work. He does some of the shows, will be at the MSBA show, and you can always call him and go to his house.
Have you guys tried the bird bars yet? I have not used then myself, look interesting for keeping the bar up if your not running in an outigger.