Jack,

I think Chris hit the bases pretty good..and I second the no color preserver....just never liked the look of the finnished wraps with it..I like the transparent look...that and I want, The finnish to bleed through the thread and get a positive grip on the blank it's self....the color preserver seals the thread so the finnish is merely a coating over the wraps...

Not saying it will, But it can cause a peeling effect between the two layers with the bending and flexing of the rod over time...
Just some thoughts.



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"I've often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before" A.K.Best

Everyone wants to excel in this sport but at the same time we let traditionalists place restrictions on our tactics, methods, and ideas. I always assumed that fly fishing was a sport that allowed imagination, creation, adaptation, investigation, dedication, education, revelation? : Fox Statler, On Spinners (Not the dainty Dry Fly kind) "Spinner'd Minner Fly"

"Wish ya great fishing"

Bill