spoonminnow
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I must break at least 2 rods per year - yesterday I found one broken closer to the handle that wasn't secured in the back of the truck. Last year the break was closer to the tip. This method has worked for both rods - even a St. Croix rod left in a garbage can at the lake.
The first one I used a hack saw to cut off a section that was thin enough to fit into the handle section. This next step is crucial in case there is a split in the fiberglass: I use 15 # test braid line and superglue while wrapping it around both sections and then back again with more glue. Cast it and it did fine.
The smaller section near the tip can be aligned to the rod/ under the blank with an overlap of about 1.5" and wrapped with 8# test braid and superglued the same way. The repair will hold when playing a fish as long as the drag set properly. This advice is only for those favorite rods you don't want to trash.
The first one I used a hack saw to cut off a section that was thin enough to fit into the handle section. This next step is crucial in case there is a split in the fiberglass: I use 15 # test braid line and superglue while wrapping it around both sections and then back again with more glue. Cast it and it did fine.
The smaller section near the tip can be aligned to the rod/ under the blank with an overlap of about 1.5" and wrapped with 8# test braid and superglued the same way. The repair will hold when playing a fish as long as the drag set properly. This advice is only for those favorite rods you don't want to trash.
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