I'd have to go get it out of the tube to check Dewayne but I think it's at least 13.7 ounces. It's the Derek Brown rod with wood insert and yeah it can get heavy. My original plan was to just buy a Bauer RX reel that would be 4 ounces lighter than my old Vortex 9/10 that I use with the rod now. But then if I cut the rod down to 9 oz. and a reel that weighs 7.8 that sets up a 1 pound rod without the 600 grain line...…...The total weight difference would be somewhere in the 10 ounces neighborhood.
I'll have to consider the weight loss vs. the cash loss before I act. The reel is a given, I'll be placing orders for the 2019 toys next month and the RX-5 is on the list. If I keep the DBS rod I also keep lots of money too. The DBS rod casts like a dream and I like it. The trick is long casts & long swings combined with a good long dangle. if you use the rod that way it isn't really tiring at all and as far as looks you'd never know the difference between the old and the new rods unless you are a Winston pro.
Just thinking I should have something other than Sage rods in the new models, the Sage's work really well but...…….. Time will tell. Maybe keep the money and stay focused on that second boat