Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

This is on my mind. I am repairing three fishing rods brought to me. The Ceramic ring is knocked out of the Tip Top guide of the first two and the third has the last three single foot running guides yanked out from under the guide wraps. Also the rods look like as the old saying ridden hard and put away wet. Kinda poor care of them. There wasn't any rust so he must have rinsed them off after fishing the salt, give him that much credit!

ripogenu Loc: norfolk, MA

depending if the rod blank is still good might be worthwhile to strip it and rewrap everything.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

My job is to just fix not make new. Which reminds me of a new Boss I once had in the 1980's. Since I was already in my position as a Branch manager in design for the Navy, He didn't like me much especially when in his previous position I basically told him pee up a tree. So he tried to give me a poor rating and I challenged it and personnel was in a dither because they had not had to deal with that before. Anyway my boss claimed that the ships Blue Prints had errors in them that were supposedly found by a bunch of apprentices from the shop he had hired to dig up some dirt on me. Now you have to realize for an Aircraft Carrier You have a huge number of drawings and for my branch where I was responsible for IC, All catapult controls, arresting gear control PRI FLY Weapons and Sonar There are a huge number of drawings! Now on a Carrier the only Sonar they had was Fathometer and underwater telephone, but IC, they covered everything you would want to know about the ship, FIRE, FLOOD, HOW MUCH IN TANKS ALL SOUND POWERED TELEPHONES, ANNOUNCING SYSTEMS and every space had a litany of different communication and announcing systems in them plus many other things so the blue print numbers were huge. So when ever a new system or one was modified on the ship, all drawing affected had to be modified or new drawings made. The ship going into local or places over seas had changes made to it by small TAD traveling teams or the ship's crews themselves, making wiring changes, I mean anybody can do it right. Well they were very poorly documented if at all. So Here is this idiot of a boss trying to get rid of me by charging I had drawings for this huge carrier that did not reflect the ship. I challenged him and went before a board of senior managers to plead my case. I was vindicated. You see when we were tasked with a new job on the Carrier or any other kind of ship or submarine by NAVSEA they did not fund us to look at every drawing for the ship to fix them, there was always a shortage of funds and we were tasked for documentation to do this new job. It was tough working for him. He was the kind of guy that you have seen where he took credit for every good thing done but it was someone else's fault for anything lacking or bad. He would never tell me I did anything good. My Branch issued more drawings than any other, more error free (NO REVISIONS NEEDED) and on time to support our mission in life to SUPPORT THE FLEET. HOW EVER TALKING TO HIS BOSS ONE DAY (the head engineer) he told me that my boss had told him that I was the hardest working Branch Manager he had and of course Drawing numbers and revisions required were documented. So my and our job was to make the necessary changes to support new or revised jobs not make everything new.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

I would think that single foot guides could be epoxied or superglued back under the original wraps. Unless you made them and know exactly what thread was used, it would be hard to match perfectly. Stripping and rewrapping the whole rod wouldn't be cost effective unless it's an expensive custom rod to start with. It doesn't sound like the owner respects his gear anyway. Glue them back in an replace the tip tops.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Guides missing, had to carefully remove the epoxy and the thread wrap without damaging blank and make a smooth surface to wrap a new guide. The two that I had to pull the damaged tiptop guides in my special method are now turning in the dryer while the epoxy sets then I will epoxy the one where I replaced the running guides. He gave me lot of time, didn't need them until the spring, I always appreciate that extra time to find a spot in my very busy schedule, LOL.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Yeah Kerry, what kinda blanks are they? The ceramic eyes are easily replaced.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

You don't mean the ceramic rings in a guide do you?

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

two were Shimano factory rods. 

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Kerry they use to sell the replacement ceramic ring. I tried to get some from Janns Net they're no longer available.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

I doubt you could buy just the ceramic rings, buying the guide I think is a better way to go. When the manufacturer makes a guide he develops a frame that includes a metal ring then the Ceramic is made to be a very snug maybe even a press fit, then they use a very thin super glue and it is so thin that when is applied to the area between the frame and ring, just one spot, it wicks all the way around.

Sport1 Loc: Sacramento Ca

I posted back always about an assortment of ceramic inserts available online. Repairs appear to be perfect. My old rods are good as new.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Good to know

Sport1 Loc: Sacramento Ca

Hi Kerry, the set I chose was three sets of 14 sizes. 17mm down. $12.00. Vertical rod, scotch tape under,across the eye. Set the ceramic to fit nice. Two dots of super glue to set it. When satisfied, ring the groove around with superglue.

Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA

Do you remember what ceramic it was?

I have bought very large rings, actually it was agate for a different way to make a SPIRAL WRAPPED (ACID) rod.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Good morning, guys. Keep in mind that you can't make silk out of a sow's ear. Fix it and forget it.