SO IMPORTANT: Use FEATHER-CRAFT “FERRULE WAXIT to protect the ferrules on your graphite rods from wear as recommended by SAGE and other top rod manufacturers. Also keeps rod-sections from coming apart while fishing, yet allows for rod-sections to easily come apart at day’s end. Simply stroke a very light film on the male-ferrule only. Lifetime supply. NOTE: Also great for lubricating the ferules on wading staffs.