i'm with speyrod
on the grime thing,,,happened a couple times,even without wax,,pretty brutal,,especially after giving up my firstborn,,or was it my second,,?!,actually i REFUSE to tape, Willie,some day you'll read a tale about a fishing a Sharpe's early carbon two-hander during hot summer's eve's,,,,,i'll gladly hand you a B-W,loaded,anytime you're ready to fish the Rogue,,Mike,,hey don't give away my secret to profitability,,how else can i afford the longspey addiction,my best guess would be ,on the ferrules ; use what works;you'll know when it doesn't:hehe: