Thank you for viewing. I purchased this new at Ueshima Fishing Tackle in Osaka a few years ago when I started squid metal fishing. After one fishing trip, I washed it with water and dried it in the sun for storage, but I never went on a second trip, and there's no sign of me going in the future, so I'm putting it up for sale. Please note that there is no instruction manual or box, only the rod itself. I am also selling a Metalzon rod.