Mate of mine (widegap) rubs vaseline on the joins of his rod to stop the pieces jamming in their ferrules, haven't had to do that with my fin-nor rods yet. i do have to double check the joins from time to time while out fishing as I have had the rod tip go flying while casting once or twice which gets me spitting tacks knowing I am having to drag it through the sand and out of the wash to get it back.