What are some good places to check what my options are?

Japan tackle, tackletour will give you lots of option s. After you get a grasp for what you want with costs get in touch with Robert or Mike at Hawgtech for better pricing and a direct connection for help and customer satisfaction. They are the reel deal and they both are good sticks that love bass fishing like you & me.

Plat.co.jp

Japantackle.com

Rakuten

Hedgehog studios

Hawgtech

Hedgehog Studio is pretty awesome

UM bling for a reel,did i miss a memo.

Nope no memo missed. It's fun to stand out a bit more.

Some actually improves the reel!  Purple casts farther...

UM bling for a reel,did i miss a memo.

Yep, it's pretty easy to drop another couple hundred dollars into a reel for upgrades, some performance related, some cosmetic.

 

Look through this thread for some examples.

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/40660-show-off-your-stuff/

Hawgtech just started doing custom anodizing for various parts and it is much cheaper than several of the above options.

I just sent 4 parts down to get done in various colors.

Hedgehog studios for bling and the air spool bearings.

 

JapanTackle for Everything, lol