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Tip section ========^============== Break ===========^===============Lower section
Spinner Bait wire _______________________________
Cut off a 3-4" piece of Spinner Bait wire, (chunking and winding - I get mine from a buzz bait which has a long shank of wire.) Coat each end of the wire for about 1" with some 5 minute epoxy. Insert the coated wire into the lower section of the break. Twist it around a little to ensure the epoxy coates the inside of the rod. Do the same with the tip section. When both are well coated, insert the wire in the lower section, then the upper section and slowly slide the broken pieces together, making sure the wire doesn't wind up in just one of the pieces. Take care to match up the split / break. Wipe off excess epoxy. Lay on flat surface for a few minutes to let epoxy set up. Then take some rod wrapping thread or durable fly tying thread and wrap the break, starting about 1/ 1/4 " below the lower part of the break, then wrap over the break and about 1 1/4 " beyond it. I always double wrap my breaks. When completed, put a coat of clear finger nail polish over the wrap.
NOTE: Use Spinner bait wire if break near tip of rod or wooden dowel if in larger section.
Note: This repair works with hollow rods only. Solid rods like some of the Old fiberglass ones and bamboo rods must repaired differently and are more
Costly to repair.
I've repaired three of my rods this way and have not noticed any difference in castability.
JIMMY D
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