Cork grips

General Maximus · Post by **General Maximus** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:14 pm

Just a quick one got a new rod the other day my first with cork grips
was wondering if its wise to treat the cork to seal it and keep it looking mickey mouse
if so what should I use ???
still have the plastic on them so far
anyway advice welcome

seano · Post by **seano** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:22 pm

take the plastic off! I seen a guy lose a loomis calcutta combo one day at shady when he cast it out and it slipped from his hands.

nagz · Post by **nagz** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:42 pm

lol that sux

Ernie · Post by **Ernie** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:47 pm

I just give mine a light scrub now and then with a kitchen scratchy and some detergent

shaggs · Post by **shaggs** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:56 pm

Soapy steel wool pads work a treat

Davey D · Post by **Davey D** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:36 am

Wipe over with a damp.cloth is all i do have had my first corky for a year now and its in great condition

luke79 · Post by **luke79** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:00 am

Just a whipe down with a damp cloth does the trick on all my cork grips. I have had cork grips for years and it seems to work alright for me

2rods · Post by **2rods** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 7:18 am

I'd Rey are dirty as then I use metho on a cloth. Makes them look new again

Turtle · Post by **Turtle** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 12:46 pm

I keep mine dirty. I believe the mud and dirt caked up makes it a stronger rod and you get a more natural lure action in the water.

ajbear · Post by **ajbear** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:14 pm

A bit off topic but does anyone here wrap their grips with anything? My mate wraps his in tennis raquet grip and swears by it reckons it absorbs sweat etc makes the grip better to cling onto. Haven't tried it myself but the idea sounds like it has merrit. He has some funky looking grips mind you, yellow, red, blue etc!

Turtle · Post by **Turtle** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:20 pm

Damian B off the forum here, Ive seen his rod wrapped with what looks like tennis raquet grip.. forgot to ask him bout it tho.

barrafisho · Post by **barrafisho** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:28 pm

seano wrote:take the plastic off! I seen a guy lose a loomis calcutta combo one day at shady when he cast it out and it slipped from his hands.

lol, i lost a calcutta 400 combo overboard too. Was just having a quick rest during the heat of the day before the tide changed. Rod was flat on bow and I knocked it off.

Over the next hour the barra started to bite, and I spent the hour with the lure retreiver trying to get if off the bottom. After raising it 3 times and it dropping again, finally I got it back into the boat. Rinsed it with fresh water and bingo - worked perfect straight up.

Cheers
Peter.

Damian B · Post by **Damian B** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:34 pm

Well noticed there Turtle, I do wrap my cork grips with tennis raquet grips. It absorbs the sweat and also makes the grip bigger and easier for me to hold. I think the brand is Babolat. I swear by it, but each to their own I surpose.

deepblack · Post by **deepblack** » Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:12 pm

2Rods has it right, metho and a cloth works wonders as it takes of all the ground in sweat, oils,sunscreen, slime ect. They come up like new again.

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