First day out with my 7’ 3wt glass rod this year and I snapped the tip of the rod. Snapped about 2 inches off. If I cap it, how badly could it affect the action?
Posted by BarBig191
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BIexW on
Does your rod have a warranty? I’d check if you can get it fixed or get a new tip section, but I’ve fixed rods with a new cap and they feel fine to me. I’m not an expert, but they catch fish and that’s all I need
TopSquatch3 on
It won’t effect it much. I have done this a couple times and usually a couple inches aren’t noticeable.
mazopheliac on
All my rods have repaired tips .
dinnerthief on
Do you have the part that broke off? I was able to insert a smaller rod inside the two pieces and connect them. Use epoxy to glue. Then wrap in thread (like a guide) and do another coat of epoxy.
Was able to do this with a 3 wt that broke off and the action is (as far as I can tell) the same as before.
TroutCat4 on
The only way to know is to put on a new tiptop and go fishing with it. It will certainly fish better than it does this way and now there’s 2 inches less rod to catch on shrubbery and car doors.
You may be able to heat the old tiptop and reuse it on the new rod tip, there is a type of yellow hot melt glue made specifically for this. Kits with different sizes of tiptops are not expensive and worth having around.
Of course if you can get a replacement tip it would be the best.
Other-Mess6887 on
I sent one back with a questionable tip break. I sent it in a cardboard tube wrapped in paper. I got a new rod back in a sock and aluminum tube, win win.
This also taught me to take a spare rod if I am not fishing close to home.
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Does your rod have a warranty? I’d check if you can get it fixed or get a new tip section, but I’ve fixed rods with a new cap and they feel fine to me. I’m not an expert, but they catch fish and that’s all I need
It won’t effect it much. I have done this a couple times and usually a couple inches aren’t noticeable.
All my rods have repaired tips .
Do you have the part that broke off? I was able to insert a smaller rod inside the two pieces and connect them. Use epoxy to glue. Then wrap in thread (like a guide) and do another coat of epoxy.
Was able to do this with a 3 wt that broke off and the action is (as far as I can tell) the same as before.
The only way to know is to put on a new tiptop and go fishing with it. It will certainly fish better than it does this way and now there’s 2 inches less rod to catch on shrubbery and car doors.
You may be able to heat the old tiptop and reuse it on the new rod tip, there is a type of yellow hot melt glue made specifically for this. Kits with different sizes of tiptops are not expensive and worth having around.
Of course if you can get a replacement tip it would be the best.
I sent one back with a questionable tip break. I sent it in a cardboard tube wrapped in paper. I got a new rod back in a sock and aluminum tube, win win.
This also taught me to take a spare rod if I am not fishing close to home.