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Location: Land of the Musky | Toying around with the idea of carrying that X-Shrink wrap. Easy to put on your rod and it saves your cork handles. Would you buy it?
PS-Rods in picture were custom made by Tuscarora Tackle.
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Location: Hayward, WI | I voted no. Looks neat and is probably nice but I'm cheap and it doesn't seem necessary. I just tend to not buy much add-on type stuff.
If I were in the market for something like that it looks cool. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | I guess I'd need to know a little bit more about what the purpose of the item is and how it saves the cork. I've seen it on pictures before but just thought it was ascetic. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | It does offer protection but unlike Rod Wrap it is thin. BUT just like Rod Wrap you can easily remove it. I have one rod that has the Rod Wrap and its a Diamond VIP rod and I like it on that rod as the handle diameter was smaller so it beefed up the diameter and made it more comfortable to use. For the handles on the TI rods as well as some other brands that are going to the larger diameter handles I think the Rod Wrap adds too much. Thanks for the comments so far. James
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Location: NoDak | I won't use it Till co-fishers step on my cork too many times But then I would order some up. |
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Posts: 166
Location: Merrill, Wisconsin | I'd buy them ASAP!! I love cork grips but when they get soiled it bugs me. So those wraps look sweet!!! Sign me up! |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: South-Central PA | X-flock is awesome stuff. It's what I use 90% of the time on my personal rods.
For those of you who aren't familiar with it, it's a rubber grip material that is used mostly in the saltwater fishing world, so you know it's durable. For me, it's the most comfortable grip on the market.
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Location: Land of the Musky | I curse jeremy for getting me on all these side ventures!  If he didn't make such good looking rods with the stuff on it I would not be looking into it!
I have a 9' TI custom rod Jeremy built for me that has black x-flock on it an it looks great!
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Location: Detroit River | I would want to hold it in my hand before I bought it. I currently use U-40 Cork Seal on all my cork handles & have no complaints. |
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Location: Maryland | I'll in! |
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Location: SE, WI. | I have been using this shrink wrap on my rods for about 2 years. These shrink wraps are awesome, and sure beats the rod wraps offered in tape form! Gives a nice cushy feel to your handles! Just about any rod builder can get this shrink rod wrap, or any rod building supply store. I would check out Thorne Bros, they may carry it. JD |
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Location: WI | I'd have no interest in it. I've help a couple rods with it and it felt weird. Maybe without the criss/cross strips it'd be OK. But I just didn't like the feel. |
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| Where can I pick some up now? I've got a project I'm just finishing up with extending a handle with thin wall aluminum tube and need something to wrap it up with. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Yes. Great stuff. |
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Location: The desert | Negative, cork works fine. I don't care if it gets dirty either.
Does look nice though. |
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