Hey everyone,

The kit for my brothers rod is here! It came with the little instruction manual, and in reading about installing the cork grip, it says to ream out the cork with a rat tail file, wrap masking tape around the blank and then install the cork over the masking tape.

Question: Do I HAVE to do it that way? I slid the grip down the blank just to see how it fits, and it seem to fit nice and snug. There really isn't any play between the cork and the blank. Can I just lube up the blank with the epoxy and slide the grip down the blank until it's where I need it to be? It seems like it would be a much better fit to just do that than ream, tape, and fit.

P.S. Please check this post on a regular basis for more questions, lol.

Thanks,

TT.