Help with Fish Poison options

[Virginiaducks]

New here, first post, so please have patience. Caught my first saltwater fish out of an old rental boat in the Shark River. Moved south, haven't been back for many years. I'm now in a position to come back to the area to fish the party boats. I have been in touch with Kevin Bogan to build me a blackfish rod. I would like to solicit your opinion on 2 specific upgrades to the fish poison tog rod : a cork grip and/or a composite blank. For those of you who fish them, what are your thoughts?