rod rash

[niko]

yo beamie, i'll try cleaning it up and you can topcoat it when you get back, thx. maybe we will pour another run of plastics - I need some smaller stuff. boat search is slow and steady. prob a good thing, gives me some time to look at a bunch of different options. when you going? got time for a tog trip this week?

[beamie]

I think about the 15th. If the weather looks good I think I can get a tog trip in with ya.

Some smaller plastics would be good. I have had some ideas in my head again. I'm thinking a little bit of shotshell shot sprinkled into the bait halfway thru the pour to add some weight for throwing and getting it down farther and faster.

[paradoxjim]

As has been suggested, the cloudiness is formed by moisture under the finish. I have used many different finishes and cannot say that one is more likely to cloud up than another.

Moisture can get under the finish through a crack or a chip in the finish or if the finish fails to cover all of the thread wrap. Moisture can also be wicked under the finish and into if the color preserver used on the thread (before the finish is applied) extends farther out from the thread than the finish does.

As has been observed, the cloudiness will go away when the thread dries. A topcoat of finish that extends beyond the original finish will most certainly fix the problem.