Chuck, I posted the reply to you on the list, hope it might help others make repairs in their rods. Tony
--- Chuck Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tony: Thanks a million for this great advice.. i > thought I still had the > broken rod, but I bought the first one at Wally > World, and My wife said we > took it back to swap, and they no longer carried > that rod, so I got a cash > refund, then ordered one directly from South Bend > just like it, but, I'll > print this out and have if/when I break another one. > Sorry to everybody if > this email looks funny with allthe forward arrows on > it, but I had a small > computer crash today that wiped out my email > settings, and address book > (luckily I had it on CD) Thanks again Tony, Chuck > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 7:29 AM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Twisted Miss > > > > > >>I just repaired a Graphite rod that was broken at > the > >> first tip guide. The I.D. of the broken tip was > too > >> small to insert a graphite "plug". I used a > length of > >> spring wire, (the type used for landing gear on > model > >> airplanes) at the break, Rough up the wire with a > file > >> and glue it in with Two Ton Epoxy. Don't use the > five > >> minuet stuff. > >> For repairs where I can use a length old graphite > rod, > >> I rough up the outer side of the "plug" and glue > it in > >> as above. Wrap the area with thread to pull it > all > >> together, wipe down with Denatured alcohol to > clean > >> the outer glue off. After the glue sets, remove > the > >> thread, smooth the area if needed and wrap the > area > >> like the guides are wrapped. Apply Flex Coat to > the > >> wraps. > >> Tony > >> > >> --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>> Tony: How did you splice it in??? Could you > splice a > >>> graphite rod somehow?? Or fiberglass it or do > they make a special > >>> glue???? > >>> That's what I did too, I just turned it from an > 8' rod to a 7' 6" rod > >>> LOL...and fished it till I got the new one..I > still have the old one and > >>> thought > >>> about putting a new tip guide on it, and it > would just be a little > >>> faster > >>> action rod right?? Chuck > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 7:54 PM > >>> Subject: Re: [VFB] Twisted Miss > >>> > >>> > >>> > This year I have caught close to 60 > Smallmouths up > >>> to > >>> > two pounds on my bamboo rod. One day when I > was > >>> doing > >>> > real good, I broke the tip kind like you did. > I > >>> was > >>> > landing a smallie . As I was pulling the line > to > >>> > unhook the fish, I had the other end if the > line > >>> hung > >>> > up on the reel. I snapped off the tip at a > guide. > >>> That > >>> > was my 7 th smallmouth. I found I could still > cast > >>> the > >>> > rod and kept on fishing. I caught six more > >>> smallies on > >>> > the broken tip. No big problem, I just made a > new > >>> 9" > >>> > section and spliced it in. I have used the rod > >>> four > >>> > times since then. I also made a second tip > section > >>> as > >>> > a backup. > >>> > Tony > >>> > > >>> > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >>> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > > >>> >> Well, I was afraid these "hubcap" sized > bluegills > >>> i > >>> >> catch might break it > >>> >> ROFL... J/K.. I wish I could catch ANY > species > >>> that > >>> >> could break a rod... The > >>> >> way I broke my last one is, I tried to pull > the > >>> >> floating line out through > >>> >> the eyes, by just grabbing the tippet, and > >>> basically > >>> >> bending the rod in a > >>> >> 180 degree angle trying to pull the flyline > >>> through > >>> >> the eyes like that, > >>> >> being lazy.. Luckily it was a $29.95 rod, but > I > >>> >> bought another JUST like it, > >>> >> cause it is a South Bend Cahill White river > and I > >>> >> LOVE that rod.. it's slow > >>> >> action 8 ft 5 wt, but I can now cast it 60 ft > and > >>> >> put the fly within a one > >>> >> ft square....(with weight forward line of > course) > >>> >> with level line I couldn't > >>> >> cast it 30 ft. and the reason i need to cast > it > >>> >> 50-60 ft, is cause I fish in > >>> >> my boat, along the bank, and the farther from > the > >>> >> bank that I'm casting > >>> >> towards, the less I spook the fish...Chuck > >>> >> > >>> >> Seriously, I went last week, when it was 106 > >>> >> degrees, the water was 91.4 > >>> >> degrees, and I thought I would not catch a > >>> think.. > >>> >> In just two hours I > >>> >> caught 32 fish, and four of them were right > at a > >>> >> pound each.. > >>> >> > >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> >> From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> >> To: <[email protected]> > >>> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:11 PM > >>> >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Twisted Miss > >>> >> > >>> >> > >>> >> >I use mine 90% of the time. I still use > graphite > >>> >> too. > >>> >> > Most bamboo rods are broken just like > graphite > >>> >> rods, > >>> >> > car doors and trunk lids. > >>> >> > Tony > >>> >> > > >>> >> > --- "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > >>> >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> >> > > >>> >> >> Tom: I think that would be me.. I'd be > too > >>> >> afraid > >>> >> >> to use it... I'd break it first time out > sure > >>> as > >>> >> the > >>> >> >> world. Then cry like a baby all the way > home > >>> >> LOL.. > >>> >> >> Chuck > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> >> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> >> >> To: [email protected] > >>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 9:01 AM > >>> >> >> Subject: Re: [VFB] Twisted Miss > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> > >>> >> >> In a message dated 8/7/2006 10:39:46 > P.M. > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
