The rods i own are older rods, but they are not heavy and were great rods even though they were cheap rods. If i could find the same rods i would buy them again. The one i have that is a 6ft 6inch i boat flip a 7.3 lber in the boat years ago and that rod never skipped a beat. Yes it would cost more than the rods are worth to refinish them , so i guess the rods will go in a memory stack with some others i have collected over the years. Thanks to everyone for your input. Case closed.