Steve,

You've probably been catching too many large fish from the same side (left
side looking downstream) of the river.

Try fishing from the other side for a while and catch some really big ones.

(hee hee hee)


If it still cast OK don't worry about it.

I would say it was from high heat or was that way when it was conceived but
who knows?

Email Winston Rod Company and run it by them.

http://www.winstonrods.com/

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Cancun, MX Yucatan, Earth

Web site: www.kiene.com


"Steve" wrote in message
...

I was putting away a rod built around 12 years ago and noticed that
the tip section has a curve in it that had not been there the last
time I used the rod. This rod was built from a Winston IM6 blank,
FWIW.
I checked to see if the spline had been positioned wrong, and it's
not. The curve is to the left.
The rod is stored in a tube when not in use, standing on end. The tube
is racked in my den, so it hasn't been exposed to any extreme
temperatures.

What could the cause be? Does IM6 break down over time?

Damn it, I liked this rod.