any one use theses

http://www.mudhole.com/Shop-Ou...Grips

I looking at the deep blue or the USA - Red/White/Blue

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It's just colored EVA. If you have ever used black EVA it is the same thing.....just colorful. It will work fine.

never used EVA before only cork I am going to rebuild one of my rods

I have built a few using these. They seem to be a little harder than the normal EVA.