Do sub freezing temps have any effect on graphite blanks? Like when banks get delivered to my house here in Wisconsin and left outside for hours in temps possibly well below freezing? Any need to be concerned about extreme cold temps?

no problem , I would not apply Flex coat to your wraps till warmed up , out side of that , no problem , just kidding go to it , warm up before building , I think

William Sidney
AK

They make aviation parts out of the stuff, it gets cold up there and they are under some serious stresses.

Spencer Phipps Wrote:
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> They make aviation parts out of the stuff, it gets
> cold up there and they are under some serious
> stresses.

Exactly.

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Now, if you have any water trapped inside the hollow tubes which constitute your ice fishing rod, whether it's a graphite or a glass rod . . .

One of the good reasons to use only solid material ice fishing rods.

I would not worry about the low temperature range of graphite. Graphite will handle any temperature range we can encounter,

Most of the concern is directed to the maximum temperatures of graphite.

A good rule of thumb before you use the rod for fishing, repair or any other activity is to let the rod stabilize to ambient temperature before use to avoid or minimize thermal shock.

what was the question ????? I got lost ,

William Sidney
AK

what was the question ????? I got lost ,

William Sidney
AK