On Friday 21 May 2004 03:46 pm, Richard Zieger wrote: > I have a two piece 8' 6" 6 wt that has sentimental vlaue to me. The > problem is that the bottom part of the rod is a little to small to fill the > top part of the ferrel. > > Is there some way to fix this. If I cast very long with this the two > pieces come apart. come apart. The rod belonged to a good friend who died > and willed it to me.
If the rod is graphite epoxy will not stick to it well. I would recommend in that case that you try spar varnish or spar urethane. They will bond to graphite just fine. I just repaired a rod this way for a friend. Rob -- One reason Paul caught more fish than anyone else was that he had his flies in the water more than anyone else. "Brother," he would say, "there are�no flying fish in Montana. Out here, you can't catch fish with your flies in the air." "A River Runs Through It"
