ROD MEASURES 11" LONG. GREAT CONDITION WITH JUST A FEW MARRING MARKS ON ROD-SEE PICTURE. SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE HANDLE AS IR RATTLES WHEN SHAKING BUT I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET THE HANDLE APART. (LOT#20) MOST OF MY ITEMS SHIP USPS PRIORITY MAIL AND I ONLY SHIP 1X PER WEEK ON WENS, SO PLEASE PAY BEFORE TUESDAY TO GIVE ME TIME TO PROPERLY PACKAGE YOUR ITEMS