Multi-component fishing poles and methods of their construction and assembly are disclosed herein. The components of the fishing pole may include a handle component (9), a reel seat component (5), and a main rod component (3). The components may be replacably coupled to one another as desired by a user. The coupling may be performed by threaded regions attached to each of the components and designed to mate with one another. The components of the fishing pole may be aligned with alignment brakes (35A, 35B) used to limit the rotation of one component onto another as the components are replacably coupled. The reel seat component (5), as well as one or more of the other components, may include a performance enhancing gripping surface (1018).
