Fishing Rod repair-replace?

Repairing is always what I will do if that is an option.

 

Repair if I can

 

Yep i,d repair if possible

 

Cry, then most likely try to repair it.

 

I repair most of the time if I can but when I can't I cut all the guides off the rod before discarding it and save them for future use.

 

lather-rinse-repeat. oops, wrong question... definitely repair

 

My first choice would be to repair. If I have no tip action left after the brake, to my satisfaction, then I will give it to someone wanting to learn to catfish.

 

yep i agree with John i cry first thean repair if i can:sad2:

 

Wrap them Bro with thread ( nylon )#A -underwraps,# D -for overwraps

The pics should let you see how its done.Little tricky getting the thread started. Good Luck:wink:

 

Repair it if possible

 

always try to repair if that doesnt work then it goes in the corner for possible parts later

 

I always try to repair a busted rod. First thing I look at is how the break affects the action. 4" off a fast action is a lot more than 4 off a medium or slow action.

Put a tip on it and see if it is what you want. If not, see how the rod bends, and then is there a way to reposition the guides to get an action you can live with. I've rebuilt busted fast actions and turned them into decent mediums just by pulling the guides, and re-wrapping.

 

You can reposition the guides true. But

Fixing a busted fast action blank will never turn it into a med (action ) even if you pulled the guide and backed them up you would end up with a x-fast blank or a broom stick as you cut back.

Blank Action and Blank Power are 2 separate fish's

Blank Action is identified by the portion of the blanks that flex's/bends. as described.

X-Fast : upper 20% flex's.
Fast : upper 30% flex's.
Med-Fast : upper 35% flex's.
Mod-Fast : upper 40% flex's.
Moderate : Middle flex point.
Slow : Flex progressive from the tip to the butt.

The more you take off the tip the tighter the blank gets ,thus giving you faster action and more power.

Blanks are rated for power on a numerical basis.A power of "0" being the lightest and "9" the heaviest.
Blank " Power " is how much pressure it takes to deflect a Blank.
The higher the number the stiffer the blank.

Power, Power description,
UL -- Ultra Light
L -- Light
ML -- Medium-light
M -- Medium
MH -- Medium-Heavy
H -- Heavy
XH -- Extra-Heavy
XXH -- Extra Extra -Heavy Etc...

I hope this helps to explain that when a blank is made they all have different tapers/cuts of different materials which gives it the action and power desired. cutting the tip only stiffens the blank:wink:

 

I have broken tips and guides and fixed them. I try to fix as much as I can on my favorite rods. Then replace them if they can not be fixed. But save the good parts so I can use them to repair broken one. In a pinch after wrapping a guide I have used super glue to coat the wrap to seal it so I can go fishing.

 

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