I'll give it a shot...the last couple of years my rod selection has been comprised of two new rods each year, and one works well, while the other doesn't work at all.

Of course, you don't know that one doesn't work until you get out there...then you give those P'sOS to other guys who didn't have the foresight to buy their own rods (ahem..T-Bird...cough-cough). If it doesn't work, then it'll just be par for the course...assuming the other one does work.

This one does have a drag...a star drag. The thread is coming off of the guides, and the guides are all rusty, so there's a little work to be done there.

I wouldn't be surprised if the rod has lead based paint on it...not one bit. I'll use it to stir my drinks with, especially the hot stuff like coffee.

The guy who gave it to me got it from his nephew, who is my age, and his nephew got it from his Dad when he was a kid, so according to them the 1958 year is accurate. Pretty cool of them to give it up.

I'll change the line on it, as it is probably original.

The only Snoopy Rods I could find on eBay this morning are a lot newer than this one...the one piece rod/reel design, with the full loop on the rod handle...they look like most of the ones you can buy at any store right now. They were going for $30.

Fish on...

Todd