I recently purchased a pile of 11 older rods and reels at a garage sale (80 bucks). These seem to date to the 50's & 60's. Most are spinning and conventional rods, and most are tubular fiberglass, but a few conventional saltwater rods are cane. A bunch of spinning and conventional rells were included (Airex, Mitchell, Penn, Pflueger). The rod makes are J.C. Higgins, Airex, Wright & McGill, and possibly Pflueger, but some are unmarked. There is also a 3-pc tubular glass fly rod with a neat wooden holder to hold all 3 pieces plus an extra tip (missing). None are in really great condition, but a few are actually still fishable (I don't know if I would, though).

Generally speaking, are these rods worth restoring?

I am not really a collector, just like having old fishin' stuff around (reminds me of my younger years, I guess). I have not built or restored any rods , but only replaced some guides and tips in the past....