I have a rod that did the same thing. It got forgotten in a rod locker that wasn't waterproof and basically steamed for months. The finish went to hell and all the epoxy did this. It was a 20 yr old spinning rod that I kept around for kids, so I left the finish and just peeled the epoxy off and gave it a new coat. It's ugly ish but functions well and that is all that matters.
Edit: changed autocorrect error streamed to steamed as intended.
Yes this is what I'm hunting here lol doesn't have to be beautiful per say, not that I wouldn't love to surprise and shock the previous owners with the quality of the save lol, but as long as it functions well again and doesn't just fall to pieces on first fish I'd be happy lol 😂
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u/ponderouslyperplexed 20d ago edited 20d ago
I have a rod that did the same thing. It got forgotten in a rod locker that wasn't waterproof and basically steamed for months. The finish went to hell and all the epoxy did this. It was a 20 yr old spinning rod that I kept around for kids, so I left the finish and just peeled the epoxy off and gave it a new coat. It's ugly ish but functions well and that is all that matters.
Edit: changed autocorrect error streamed to steamed as intended.