JC

I hope everyone reads this and if they are not already using wax, start. This past Saturday I went to my favorite smallie river. Put together my 9' 4 pc 6wt and started fishing. Now on most days, I always put a little of the wax that came with the rod on each section, before putting it together. But not this time. About an hour into fishing and I notice the tip section of the rod was off center from the rest of the sections. And loose! Fortunately I carry some wax in the vest and took care of it in short order. But oh how close I could have come to breaking my first fly rod.

So thanks for the article. I might just have to start carrying a nail with me to remind me to wax my ferrules.