Now that would make a mess indeed<g>. This is electrical tape. -sean
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 4:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Broke ma rod so is this duct tape? Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ransom, Sean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: RE: Broke ma rod > If you use 3M tape you will not get the gunk on the rod. The only > downside > is it may take you 5 minutes longer before you are fishing. When > unraveling the tape after fishing just wind the tape down and wrap it up > on the bottom section. Tape can be reused several times before it loses > its stick. > > The upside is you do not break rods due to loose ferrules as you found > out. Next to car doors probably the biggest reason people break spey rods. > Although, even if you tape it is good practice to keep checking them > throughout the day. > > A 3 dollar roll of tape is the best insurance money can buy. > > -sean > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Steudel > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Broke ma rod > > > What's the downside to taping your rod? Maybe gunk on your ferrels? Or > just the pain in butt messing with tape? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leland > Miyawaki > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 8:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Broke ma rod > > Mark, > > There has been a lot of discussion on various spey sites vis-a-vis > taping of ferrules. I used too but now simply check my ferrules > periodically while fishing. > > Leland. > > > >>Well I was out trying to get a little spey casting practice in at >>green > lake >>and I wasn't having a very good time of it. I was trying to add a >>little snap at the end of the cast when I heard a crack and the top of >>my rod flew off. Now I didn't have a fly on the end of my line so I >>carefully pulled it in hoping the line wouldn't slide through before I >>got to it. As I walked back to my car I noticed that about a 1/4 inch >>down from the top of the second to last piece had broken off, kinda >>weird. I'm guessing the top > piece >>must've been sliding up and just broken off the last bit. >> >>Mark > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 1/28/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 1/28/2005
