AYC: To seal or not to seal

[Jigman]

The question of sealing AYC came up in this thread: http://www.striped-bass.com/vbulleti...5&pagenumber=1 Some good comments by Habs and Capesam. Figured I would bring up the subject here and see what others think.

I've done it both ways. Had some that I sealed where the paint bubbled up, even a couple that did not see water. If I understand Capesam right, probably due to sap in the wood. I've done a bunch that were not sealed and had no problems with those plugs. I was leaning towards not sealing this stuff cause that is one less step and sealing can be a pain. A gent on another site who has used this stuff for 20 years noted that he does not seal it anymore. I'm no wood expert, so I sure there are things that I am not considering.

Just wondering what others do with this stuff. Do you seal it or not? And why?

Jigman