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I have all two piece rods except my canal rod and a lighter boat rod.
With todays ferrels , if you keep them clean and wring them together , they won't get loose or twist.
You should never use wax or nose grease or anything else on a ferrel. Its an old wives tale and exactly the wrong thing to do wheh you have problems. Clean is the way to go.
Some rods like Ugly sticks or other off the shelf stuff may have ferrels that don't fit well. A properly made spigot ferrel like you see on the better rods will tighten up so good your problem may be taking them apart , not keeping them from twisting.
Also , shipping is now through the roof on rods over about 9 feet. Availability gets to be a problem if you are not near a shop that stocks the blanks. Having Lami ship you one 11 foot blank is break the bank time.
BTW , all the world records in distance casting are done on two piece blanks so casting performance is no issue at all.
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