My fly rod won’t come apart
Feb 4, 2020 13:36:12 #
Feb 4, 2020 13:42:05 #
What kind of ferrule is it? If it's a metal ferrule, put it behind your knees, hold the two rod pieces firmly and spread your knees apart. If it's an overlapping ferrule (graphite to graphite) twist the pieces slightly as you pull. If it's a spigot ferrule try the same slight twist as in the overlapping ferrule or have someone hold one piece while you hold the other and pull in opposite directions. In the future, either very sparsely use candle wax or the nose grease others recommend. There are reasons for not using nose grease that I now forget. I carry a very small chunk of an old candle in my vest and use it lightly. Orvis (I think it's Orvis) sells a wax that is specifically made for this purpose.
Feb 4, 2020 17:17:54 #
Have you tried spraying cold water on them, whoops my mistake I thought I was on the pet forum. Lol sorry I couldn't help it ! Thought I'd add a little bad humor on the issue
Feb 4, 2020 18:25:55 #
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Feb 4, 2020 20:26:04 #
Place the two peices behind your legs. Just above the knees put your knees together reach behind left hand be side your left knee right hand behind your right knee. grasp rod with joint centered on back of knees now spread your knees apart pushing on your left and right wrists your rod should pop apart. Often to end stuck joint run male joint in your hair acts as lubiicant.
Feb 4, 2020 23:25:29 #
You can also roll the connecting pieces of the rod behind the ear to keep them from sticking and to pull them apart put the rod behind your butt and bend your knees and pull apart at the same time. This always worked for me.
Feb 4, 2020 23:55:03 #
ronengland wrote:
Betcha half the guys reading this don't have any idea what nose grease is!
I've Ben picking my nose for years.
Feb 5, 2020 00:05:48 #
Big Ben wrote:
What kind of ferrule is it? If it's a metal ferru... (show quote)
It's the acid in your system causes corrosion.
Feb 5, 2020 12:25:42 #
Er1c wrote:
Have you tried spraying cold water on them, whoops my mistake I thought I was on the pet forum. Lol sorry I couldn't help it ! Thought I'd add a little bad humor on the issue
Oh, Er1c, you are nasty! How would you like to have that done to you?
Feb 5, 2020 13:00:30 #
Feb 6, 2020 06:13:37 #
Feb 6, 2020 11:10:00 #
MAS fish wrote:
Any good carpenter that didn't have bee's wax with him for using on screws could always rub the screw on his nose and the screw will go in easily. Try it. And I am not that old. We just improvise at times. Nose grease.
Feb 6, 2020 11:12:34 #
Make sure that the pointed end of the screw is not touching your nose when you start turning it as it hurts like hell and is hard to make it stop bleeding .
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