Rod tip protectors

[mikench]

Having broken a tip i.e. the end eye and about an inch of the rod tip when I thought I was being careful, I feel I must do something to prevent it happening again. I have a padded Middy rod case which takes a made up 11 ft ( in 2 sections)pellet waggler and reel. It had loads of room and I put my Darent Valley rod in a rod bag tied at the ends in the Middy case as well.

I feel that a protector which covers the end of the bag that is one that slides over the two tips in their bag, a bit like a cigar case goes over 2 or 3 cigars in parallel would be best! Is such a thing commercially available?

 

[rayner]

I use a piece of 15mm foam pipe lagging, cut it to the size you need.

 

[mikench]

Genius Rayner! I have found some in the garage which fits around the entire end of the rod bag containing the two piece rod! Is this what you do or do you fit a piece around the rod section itself? If the latter I need to buy smaller diameter lagging!

I had clearly become careless but how I managed to do it I still don't know!

 

[cassey]

http://www.fishingmagic.com/forums/coarse-fishing/356950-tip-butt-protectors-2.html#post1357802

 

[mikench]

Thanks! Plenty of ideas there!

 

[rayner]

Genius Rayner! I have found some in the garage which fits around the entire end of the rod bag containing the two piece rod! Is this what you do or do you fit a piece around the rod section itself? If the latter I need to buy smaller diameter lagging!

I had clearly become careless but how I managed to do it I still don't know!

I carry my rods ready to use in a hard case bag, the lagging I use is 15mm, I split the seam of the lagging then tape it to fit the two pieces together in my rod bag, I only use it for a belt and braces safety. If your way is better for you go with that.

 

[mikench]

As my experience grows i am coming round to the view that making up a rod is no big deal and storing a rod broken in two with reel and line attached saves little time and is risky!

Thanks for your advice but I think i might in future, just store my rods in a padded case in their bag and the reels in their padded cases. I will use the lagging as a belt and braces measure.

Setting up is rather fun and I am never, heaven forbid, in a match situation where time is fish is money.

 

[Keith M]

As my experience grows i am coming round to the view that making up a rod is no big deal and storing a rod broken in two with reel and line attached saves little time and is risky!

Thanks for your advice but I think i might in future, just store my rods in a padded case in their bag and the reels in their padded cases. I will use the lagging as a belt and braces measure.

Setting up is rather fun and I am never, heaven forbid, in a match situation where time is fish is money.

I do a lot of short opportunistic sessions on my local stream when I may only have a couple of hours in the evenings to catch some barbel or chub, and having my rod ready made up on these short sessions saves me a great deal of time and I can be fishing within a minute or two of arriving at a swim. All I need to do is unfold my rod and put some bait on, plus I can do this without causing any bankside disturbance whatsoever, so that's why I tend to do it.

If I am fishing for longer periods then I don't mind having to setup my rods from scratch but not on my short opportunistic sessions when I know exactly how I'm going to fish a water beforehand.

Keith

 

[mikench]

At the moment I tend to only go fishing for the day on my days off. I do not have the time to go just for a few hours but that may change!

 

[robtherake]

I fit ESP padded top and tail sets to my 3-piece made up float rods for carriage on a Korum quiver. Lost count of the number of times rods have been caught in the herbage on the walk there and back and I'd prefer that those super-fine tips have at least a modest amount of protection. The bottom one keeps the muck and dust that accumulates in the pocket from entering the rod sections. Fitting them only takes a few seconds, so why not.

 

[mikench]

I cannot quite grasp what your quiver looks like with rods on the outside rather than within! Is that how you transport them Rob?

 

[robtherake]

I cannot quite grasp what your quiver looks like with rods on the outside rather than within! Is that how you transport them Rob?

Made up rods go on the outside, Mike. There's a row of pockets along the bottom edge, with a matching row of velcro clasps along the top edge to secure the rods for transit.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=k...UICSgC&biw=1440&bih=785#imgrc=g11wQgnFr1lUgM:

 

[mikench]

Wow! One lives and learns Rob! You never know i might just need one of those one day but as was said in Gladiator " Not yet not yet"

 

[rayner]

As my experience grows i am coming round to the view that making up a rod is no big deal and storing a rod broken in two with reel and line attached saves little time and is risky!

Thanks for your advice but I think i might in future, just store my rods in a padded case in their bag and the reels in their padded cases. I will use the lagging as a belt and braces measure.

Setting up is rather fun and I am never, heaven forbid, in a match situation where time is fish is money.

Mike.
I wasn't advocating you mimic my use of carrying rods, I was merely pointing out the way I use pipe lagging.
I find it close to impossible to set up a rod on the bank, that would be risky for the rod and myself. Ready made is essential for me.

 

[mikench]

Rayner your use of pipe lagging is a good idea and at the moment I am going to use it to prevent further damage to my rods.

The replacemt tip ( 5 feet of rod) arrived yesterday and on comparing it and the broken tip. i can see i have lost about 3 inches

I will try and fix it with a new eye and see if the shortened tip works! Who says size matters I cannot believe how easily i broke the tip and i was careful.

I think I had too many rods in the bag!

 

[rayner]

Three inch off the tip will just make the rod a little stiffer Mike.

 

[mikench]

That is what I hope!