Fuji K Series Torzites (8 df, 7, 2 x 6, 7 x 5.5 and a tip) $94.08...Fuji K Series Alconites (8 df, 7, 2 x 6, 7 x 5.5 and a tip) $24.09...it's beyond me why anyone would pay 4 times as much for a couple of grams weight savings. I built a 2 identical spinning rods last year, one with Torzites and one with Alconites and honestly couldn't tell the difference once the reel was on it and was fishing.
Building a rod for a guy who is insisting on Torzites and I can't talk him out of it. I guess it's his money.