rod repair?

[pittbassfishing]

hey i was wondering if there is any way to fix a rod that has been broke in the middle?

[Alpster]

The only way to repair a rod broken the way you describe, is to glue ferrules to the shaft and make it a two piece. If it's a high end rod, this would ruin the action and if it's a cheap rod, it's not worth the cost of the repair. I would only do it if it had a lot of sentimental value. Passed down from grandpa or used to belong to a pro, etc. That's my $0.02. I hope it helps.

Ronnie

[Chunkie]

Yes you can repair it and quite easily too.

http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/repair-oquinn.html

check this out. The rod will be as good as new and no you will not change the action.

[Alpster]

Yes you can repair it and quite easily too.

http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/repair-oquinn.html

check this out. The rod will be as good as new and no you will not change the action.

WELCOME to the board Chunkie,

You are right that a broken rod can be repaired and you point to an excellent article on the RBO. I think we should look at the article a little closer before rushing into this repair.

I've read this article on RBO before and if you read it carefully you will see that the author says plainly that not only is it a difficult repair, but most professional rod builders won't do it. Also, I have built more than a dozen rods in the last 6 months and I am sure I don't have graphite or fiberglass sleeve to fit PBF's rod as described in the article.

A couple of quotes from the article......

"I have repaired lots and lots of rods where the cost of the repair was substantially greater than what it would have been to replace the rod with a far better one. Sentimentality is usually involved here and I have no quarrel with that, as long as all the facts are laid on the table." see my original post.

"The skills involved in repairing a rod can be more demanding than the skills involved in building a rod."

"As many of you have concluded by now, repair work is a labor of love. And I have found it a lonesome labor. I can find all sorts of builders with talents far beyond mine, that will readily engage in discussions about finishes, spine, handle shapes, guides, thread art, (I hate it) any subject pertaining to building a better and/or prettier rod. But as soon as I broach the subject of repair I'm looked at like I'm some sort of weirdo that should crawl back under the rock from whence I came."

I am also pretty sure that splicing a rod together with a sleeve and wrapping it with thread & epoxy is going to have some effect on the action. JMHO

Ronnie