Thank you Dleo6446. I have never fished this rod, I found it in the basement of our farm house when we bought it years ago. It is still in origional tube, sock etc. but you can see the rod was well used. No structual flaws so when I re-do it, it will all be new to me. Do you have any suggestions on how to best remove all those wraps without hurting the rod? I plan to use Citrus paint remover on the blank.