Can i repair a broken fishing rod?
Sep 17, 2020 01:45:29 #
DeeJay
Loc: Southwest Virginia
Google how to repair a broken rod. There are several videos that will show you exactly what you need to do to repair it. I have inserted a short length of a dowel rod that will fit into the hollow of both pieces with epoxy glue. Clean the excess glue off the outside of the rod, let dry then wrap rod wrapping thread about 1 inch each side of the break. Finish it with thread sealer. IT WORKS. DEEJAY
Sep 17, 2020 03:07:07 #
FS Digest wrote:
So my fishing rod’s top 20 cm ( like 7 inches ) broke off, is there a way to repair it? Im not planning to fish big fishes, just perch.
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by Feralnati
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by Feralnati
I have had several light rods with broken tips anywhere from 3" to 8" long. I have been collecting carbon or graphite 'throw away' rods. I cut off the appropriate section, 4"-5" long, that fits evenly over the break on both rod ends. I use DAP Rapid Fuse adhesive glue to attach this sleeve over the lower section and then glue the broken off tip into the new sleeve. I run a bead of glue around each end of the sleeve for reinforcement. Allow the glue to cure for 30 minutes. Voila, your pole is ready to go again. It will feel a little stiffer because of the repair.
If you have a rod turning machine, skip the bead on the sleeve ends and apply rod resin to the entire sleeve and an inch beyond the ends and onto the the actual rod. Makes the rod look good with joints a little sturdier. I have never had any of those rods break at the repair site.
Sep 17, 2020 03:19:12 #
almoy wrote:
I have had several light rods with broken tips any... (show quote)
I suggest you repair with a piece from a glass rod.
Sep 17, 2020 03:29:54 #
If you have a carbon or graphite rod, the fiberglass sleeve might add a little too much weight to the tip. If the break is more towards the handle, it makes little difference. If you have nothing else, fiberglass sleeves will work.
I have picked up cheap rods for parts from Salvation Army, Goodwill and other used merchandise stores.
Hope you find the right solution for your situation.
I have picked up cheap rods for parts from Salvation Army, Goodwill and other used merchandise stores.
Hope you find the right solution for your situation.
Sep 17, 2020 03:34:05 #
Sep 17, 2020 05:28:06 #
wainemaine
Loc: western mountains, Maine
Just imagine the surprised look on that perches face when you tell him it was a fiberglass sleeve and not carbon or unobtainium that caught him.
Sep 17, 2020 13:51:08 #
It is all about the flex of the item and from a STATICS point of view, SHEAR POINT!
Sep 17, 2020 16:50:56 #
Yes I have done this in a pinch. eg tailgate on my truck. Most fishing stores will have farrel (Piece that connects a two piece rod together) of various sizes. It works in the short time. Then purchase a new rod.
Sep 17, 2020 19:23:08 #
Sep 18, 2020 01:15:57 #
ING
Loc: San Francisco
I've broke tip about 15". So I've use elastic steel wire according diameter, put epoxy on the it and inserted in the hollow space inside of both broken pieces. I do not feel any significant changes in the sensitivity and casting distance... Next time I'll try Surgical Steel Threaded Insertion Pin Taper for insertion.
Sep 18, 2020 07:50:17 #
FS Digest wrote:
You can install a new top guide where it broke and it will work.
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by Fishtastrophe
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by Fishtastrophe
Doing this you will end up with very stiff rod; most of the rod flex is in the top third.
Sep 18, 2020 08:48:07 #
bottomcoon
Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma
ING wrote:
I've broke tip about 15". So I've use elastic steel wire according diameter, put epoxy on the it and inserted in the hollow space inside of both broken pieces. I do not feel any significant changes in the sensitivity and casting distance... Next time I'll try Surgical Steel Threaded Insertion Pin Taper for insertion.
Welcome to the forum ING. It sucks to break a good rod & it happens no matter how careful we are. I've had good luck splicing in a fitted piece from another rod. I try to use the same carbon fiber number & minimum amount of epoxy. I have never had a repair come loose or break. Good luck using your steel insersion pin. It just sounds too stiff & heavy. If it works and makes you happy that's all that counts. Tight lines.
Sep 18, 2020 14:43:59 #
Sep 18, 2020 19:18:01 #
ING
Loc: San Francisco
Thank you for respond and kind words. Wire has to be elastic like spring to avoid stiffness and be weightless. Epoxy also has to be flexible after coagulation.
Sep 20, 2020 15:56:49 #
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