Comments on: Wax on Wax off

By: KBarton10

KBarton10 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:59:29 +0000

The waxed thread – whip finish is an excellent point, any type of wax on the head defeats the purpose entirely.

I’ll look up the McKloskey varnish, any of the higher quality varnishes have proven suitable, but this gives me another couple of decades to fiddle with Behlen’s and McKloskey’s.

By: TwoRod

TwoRod — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:37:55 +0000

Pet Peeve #637
Regarding waxing thread, please ensure that you don’t tie off the head with waxed thread and then varnish over that.
Varnish, vinyl cement, head cement, etal are made to seal a clean surface, not a surface coated with wax. Very simply, would you place varnish over a wood floor that was unstripped or even waxed. No!!
Also, varnish is the best thread sealant. The chief advantages being that it penetrates deepest and lasts the longest. If anyone ever visited the old Winston shop in Twin Bridges, meaning the old quonset hut, you would have seen outside 10-12 pieces of rod blank wrapped and sealed with various finishes. Those blanks have sat outside for years in all types of weather. The hands down winner was McCloskey Man O’War Spar Varnish. That’s what Morgan and Brackett used to finish all their rods. Nothing better.
One final note, I trust that the word combination “penetrates deepest” does not provide any ideas of other uses for McCloskey varnish.
Happy New Year!!

By: winonaflyfactory

winonaflyfactory — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:41:57 +0000

no, I didn’t have to, I’m in good with the plumber at the High School I work at. However, I would have probably gone to the nearest toilet had he not been available.

By: SMJ

SMJ — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:14:21 +0000

Kyle: You’ve just aptly described every fishing trip I’ve ever taken.

By: Jean-Paul Lipton

Jean-Paul Lipton — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:13:25 +0000

I don’t think I ever want to hear you mention the words “stroke” and “toilet boil gasket” in the same piece again. Nice fly though, but there is a mental image in my head that needs to be drowned in ale.

By: Fat Guy Kyle

Fat Guy Kyle — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:58:27 +0000

This is the kind of post that i like, Its just like Screw it go fishing if nothing is caught oh well if you do catch something then its a bonus. At least you are out doing what you love to do

By: KBarton10

KBarton10 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:18:53 +0000

SMJ: I think the only day I’m available this weekend is Sunday – have guests showing Saturday.

Winona: Tell me you aren’t removing a toilet grabbing the ring and running like hell.

By: SMJ

SMJ — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:06:35 +0000

I just purchased my 2009 fishing license: $41.20 for the license, plus $6.30 for a Bay/Delta stamp, plus another $6.30 for a steelhead card, for a grand total of $53.80. Feeling plenty cranky right now.

KBarton10: since you haven’t been catching anything of late, you interested in spending a day this weekend not-catching a steelhead? Not sure yet where I’m going to go, but I can promise it will either be blown out and fishless, or low/clear and fishless. Let me know if you’re interested.

By: winonaflyfactory

winonaflyfactory — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:39:50 +0000

On my way to the plumber at work. I should have atleast one ring in my hands in about 15 minutes. Thanks for the info.

By: KBarton10

KBarton10 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:53:24 +0000

Bust a chunk off the rim for benchside use, wrap the balance in saran wrap and stash it in a drawer. The saran wrap is needed to protect everything else in the drawer – that way incidental contact doesn’t coat everything with the wax.