Here's a few pics of the old girl:





Hopefully that gives you an image of what I'm working with. I priced the color preserver & varnish online yesterday, not a problem. For a rod like this, how much finish am I going to need? Jamie

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"Fishing is more than a sport.It is a way of thinking and doing,a way of reviving the mind and body" Roderick Haig-Brown