Two piece rod stuck together
Nov 5, 2021 08:32:10 #
I have a two piece fishing rod that is really stuck together. I can’t twist it at all even with gloves on. I tried the behind the knees method with no luck, I also tried putting an ice bag around it also with no luck. I tried pouring vegetable oil where the two pieces connect also with no luck. Does anyone have any tips on how I might get it apart?
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Nov 5, 2021 09:05:11 #
Fishdrifter
Loc: NW Florida
hmm 
sure it's a two piece? Sounds dumb but My Momma said . . .aah try heat but only hair dryer on High type heat, I used Burnsamatic torch wound up permenantly fusing the pieces together! Dad was NOT pleased 
sure it's a two piece? Sounds dumb but My Momma said . . .aah try heat but only hair dryer on High type heat, I used Burnsamatic torch wound up permenantly fusing the pieces together! Dad was NOT pleased Nov 5, 2021 09:40:03 #
Try a drop of penetrating oil while the rod stands on end. Give it a day and a twist. Prepare yourself as being an owner of a now 1 piece rod 😉
Nov 5, 2021 12:12:15 #
Heat it, not much but take a hair dryer and heat the joint.
Nov 6, 2021 14:50:44 #
Paddyj
Loc: S E Michigan Lake Erie
Sounds like an advertisement but spray some WD-40 on the joint then GENTLY tap it with something like a screwdriver handle, let it sit for a day or two, then try separating it again. If you get it apart put some light oil (3 in 1) and slide it in and out a few times, should solve the problem.
Nov 6, 2021 17:04:00 #
Ridgerunner
Loc: South Mississippi
FS Digest wrote:
I have a two piece fishing rod that is really stuck together. I can’t twist it at all even with gloves on. I tried the behind the knees method with no luck, I also tried putting an ice bag around it also with no luck. I tried pouring vegetable oil where the two pieces connect also with no luck. Does anyone have any tips on how I might get it apart?
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by Reer_man5921
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by Reer_man5921
If there is a hair dryer available, get also some sort of lubricant, WD 40. Liquid wrench,. Apply heat to the female end just below the joint. Apply lubricant after joint starts to warm. Work heat up towards junction.This should pull lubricant into joint. If this don't work, learn to enjoy your one piece pole.
Nov 6, 2021 17:08:24 #
Nov 6, 2021 18:37:59 #
I always was told before you put two pieces together run the male end through your hair. The oil in your hair keeps them from permanently being fused together. Do this before you go fishing each time. Easy to do. Try steam or try dripping WD-40 down into the seam where it is joined with a Q-tip soaked in the stuff. Maybe you end up taking it to a repair shop if you like the pole enough.
Nov 6, 2021 21:48:15 #
Captain Lahti
Loc: Kennewick, WA
Wrap sections of duct tape in two places just above and below the joint and use the added friction to twist the two sections apart. Do not apply heat from a hair dryer etc as that is how you remove tip top eyelets and metal ferrules. Melts the glue. Gloves just didn’t give you enough friction or leverage
Nov 7, 2021 20:24:15 #
whtoak
Loc: South Carolina
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