Mitch,
I am new to this board but also spend some time on others similar to this one. You are the first I have seen to mention Bar Bar tackle, Ron makes a great rod. I prototyped two different versions of the Tuna rods with the turbo guides late last year on a trip to St. Thomas topped with Accurates. They worked great. He makes some really killer rods, in fact I am talking to him right now about making 2 standup rods for my new Tiagra 30 wides I got for Christmas. Can't say enough good about Ron and his rods. If you would like his e-mail, I will be glad to send it to you.
Best of luck
Kent