Tomah wrote:
It's the carbon weevils. Seriously, sorry, but I can't think of anything that would address a delaminated lay-up. If it's just in the surface, as the round bubble-like blemishes may be, you could maybe sand (carefully) and go back over with fiberglass resin or similar. The spiral crazing looks deeper, though. Others will have more expert diagnosis and suggestions. Whrlpool's suggestions look good.
The spiral crazing is built into t he rod. These classic western and trout rods from diamondback all have it. Thanks for the info all. Anyone think they can fix it? This is one of those rods I love. I have basically the same thing in a 2 piece. This is an original 3. It would be worth sinking a few bucks into. It's a rod id keep and use.