I will be pairing this Rod with a Lews Tournament MB.  I want a Rod that is versatile and will throw most baits. And I do want split grips on it.  Probably will get medium to medium heavy. Thx

The Diawa Aird or Procyon rods are real nice.

Berkley Shock 

Check out FFO.  Good rods and very reasonable shipping on one-piece rods. 

10 minutes ago, Fisher-O-men said:

Check out FFO.  Good rods and very reasonable shipping on one-piece rods. 

Don't know the cut-off point, but I paid shipping on a $58.88 rod while a $75 rod didn't require an additional shipping fee.

Berkley shock or abu garcia veritas on ebay

I've had two Berkley Lightning Rod Shock rods and both broke off about 6" of the tip.  I still use the one since it broke right at the eye but it still ticked me off.  Not sure if they have that tendency or if it's just my luck.  I really like the rods overall otherwise.

Academy H2O, AllStar, CastAway, Lew's are all good rods in that price range.

Fenwick Eagle. Fishes well above its price point IMO.