I have the folstaff, I use it all the time. I have a small round cake of ferrule wax I got from Harry Murray and I give the connections a good rubbing. I think it is paraffin, I have seen it in a lot of fly shops under different brands. I have another cake from St croix that came with a rod, orvis has it also. Basically the same as the candle idea above I guess. I rarely have a problem with sticking connections. I have never had a problem with the tip getting stuck in the river and pulling the staff apart, that may be a problem with other brands, I dont know. Frankly, I find the folstaff indispensable.
Recently I read a story by Lefty and he says the metal staffs make enough noise to alert fish, so I have put a layer of black duct tape on the point to see if that dulls the sound. Havent tried that out yet, I doubt if it will hold up, but we'll see.....
"Fishermen are born honest, but they get over it"
Ed Zern