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Found this 5.5ft Ryobi Fight Stick in a lake and cleaned it up a little with a brush. Looking for more info on the rod specs and opinions on whether it’s worth keeping and re-finishing to use.

Google searches have given me results on other Ryobi FinTek models, but none matching the “Fight Stick”. I’m most interested in the line rating and material. I’m only able to see “__(?)__ carbon composite”. Anyone have a link that may be helpful?

I’m most interested in keeping and using it because I think it was a cool find, and given the lack of google results it seems to be fairly unique. Is this something worth keeping to refinish (lightly sand, clean/replace guides, re-coat in epoxy), or would my time and money be better spent on a new rod and reel? Given the crud I scrubbed off, the rod has been submerged in northern MN water overwinter for at least 1-2yrs. Will this have ruined the rod material?

Found this 5.5ft Ryobi Fight Stick in a lake and cleaned it up a little with a brush. Looking for more info on the rod specs and opinions on whether it’s worth keeping and re-finishing to use.

Google searches have given me results on other Ryobi FinTek models, but none matching the “Fight Stick”. I’m most interested in the line rating and material. I’m only able to see “__(?)__ carbon composite”. Anyone have a link that may be helpful?

I’m most interested in keeping and using it because I think it was a cool find, and given the lack of google results it seems to be fairly unique. Is this something worth keeping to refinish (lightly sand, clean/replace guides, re-coat in epoxy), or would my time and money be better spent on a new rod and reel? Given the crud I scrubbed off, the rod has been submerged in northern MN water overwinter for at least 1-2yrs. Will this have ruined the rod material?