I am thinking of flocking a few spinning rod handles that I build for my daughter
off the coast of Mass on an Island that are used for salt water and are carried
on ski racks on top of the car.
My concern is that under such conditions will they hold up?
Much thanks, stan yerger

I have some flocked grips in salt water service on an inshore charter for approximately a year. These grips are in much better shape than any cork grip with the same amount of useage. All the adhesive and flock is still in place an no punctures have been made on any of them. The service you refer to may introduce a factor that I do not expose the rods to. Soot, gasoline and diesil residue from the exhaust of automobiles can be a pretty tough environment. I quit hauling any rods in rod carriers because I could not keep the reels functioning with the "road grime". I never thought about it until your post. The cork grips on any rod I hauled on the outside of a tow vehicle totally lost all cork filler and chipped up pretty bad. Flocking may help with this problem. Flocking a few grips and placing them in service will be the true test. The beauty of the grips and the feel while fishing will certainly be worth the time.

Gon

Forgot to add my address, shame on me. yergers@juno.com
I am thinking of flocking a few spinning rod handles that I build for my daughter
off the coast of Mass on an Island that are used for salt water and are carried
on ski racks on top of the car.
My concern is that under such conditions will they hold up?
Much thanks, stan yerger