When the problem occured at lee's Ferry last year the guide told me to put the rod in the water for a minute and then apply pressure to pull apart while under water. It worked and have since applied proper coating of paraffin and the problem has been eliminated.

My .02

Philip

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I look into... my fly box, and think about all the elements I should consider in choosing the perfect fly: water temperature, what stage of development the bugs are in, what the fish are eating right now. Then I remember what a guide told me: 'Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown and fuzzy and about five-eighths of an inch long.' - Allison Moir.

I wonder if he ever fished Saltwater