Well this has been brought up on here lately.  Let's discuss how we can correct the issue other than reel selection.

• Deal with it
• Add weight to the butt section with a chair cap/quarters/weights
• Get a custom rod 

Those are about your only courses of action.

Tip heaviness is subjective like sensitivity. A rod might feel really tip heavy to one person but throw the same set up in another persons hands and he doesn't notice it. Mocking a person because they think a rod is tip heavy is asinine. We all fish and feel things differently. 

With the longer lengths offered currently, this 'problem' isn't going to be easily solved. Think of it as balancing out the rod on a fulcrum with the pivot point being the grip. 

Without moving that pivot point, your best option is to add weight to the short end. You can take the reel out of the formula as its weight is being held by the angler. 

Add a lure hanging from the rod tip and you are again dealing with a tip heavy rod. 

Now change the angle of the rod to bring its center of gravity below the reel. You've accomplished the same thing without adding weight. 

The solution, IMO, is to hold the rod tip up at 10:00-11:00 rather  than straight out or only slightly raised 

I never understood why people gripe about "tip heavy" rods. I personally like my rod to be heavier on the front instead of the back because I feel like I get a more solid hook set.

Add weight to the butt section...however you see fit. I lament tip heavy rods. They wear me out a lot faster than nice and balanced setup 

Buy one of those fugly things Shaw Grigsby puts on his flipping sticks.  Try the end cap and quarter deal first as its not permanent.  

Even as a Rod builder I have some trouble wrapping my head around the obsession with Rod balance. Guys fish 9' fly rods with the tip up gripped right at the butt all day with no problem. A lot of this has been drummed into our heads my marketers looking for an edge . The only way to change the feel of an already built Rod is add weight to the very end with a cap. When starting from scratch handle length, blank choice, guides and wraps all factor in. 

Let go of the mouse, and go fishing.

I know this was not to be about the reel. But one can do all they want to a rod, and it wont mean nothing until you put the reel on the rod. Then try the butt cap with quarters or washers.

I have one rod that I have added weight for balance, and that is an 8' custom swimbait rod with a 300 series round reel on it.  I can assure, it's not always about putting a heavier reel on the rod.  Funny thing is, this rod is still one the lightest rods I own.  The conventional wisdom displayed on this subject is so all over the place, that it defies convention.  Here's a tip:  Feel it for yourself.  "Balance" can be measured, but "Feeling Balanced" is subjective.  Put the rod in your hand, and go fishing.  Chances are it's balanced just fine.

13 hours ago, JeziHogg said:

I never understood why people gripe about "tip heavy" rods. I personally like my rod to be heavier on the front instead of the back because I feel like I get a more solid hook set.

This is just my personal experience as a bass fisherman who fishes jigs and big plastic worms over 50% of my time on the water. A tip heavy rod robs me of my feel for the presentation. I prefer to detect a pickup on a semi-slack line. I do not want to be exerting pressure just to keep the rod tip up at 11:00 as I will miss any changes to the weight of the jig.

Who struggles with 12 oz. curls?

49 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Who struggles with 12 oz. curls?

Not me.  That's why I had to stop doing them 11 years ago.  They were too easy and I enjoyed them too much... ha-ha

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

Who struggles with 12 oz. curls?

I prefer the 2x4 curls myself!!!