Patrick Kinard Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 I have a Duckett ghost baitcast rod and I use braid on it and it throws fine but when I switched to flouro when I reel my line in I feel a grinding or as the guides are rough and rubbing the line, is there any fix for this without sending it off to Duckett or should it be fine, I know it's not the reel bc I used my smoothest reels and cleaned them out and I know for sure it's not them bc I even tried other reels on that rod Quote
Super User WRB Posted March 8, 2017 Super User Posted March 8, 2017 Take a Q tip (cotton tip) and put into each guide and twist it then remove and look for any cotton strands stuck in the guide. If you see any cotton the guides are either cracked or grooved. Get a magnifier to better see the damage, sounds like damaged guide rings. Tom 1 Quote
Patrick Kinard Posted March 8, 2017 Author Posted March 8, 2017 12 minutes ago, WRB said: Take a Q tip (cotton tip) and put into each guide and twist it then remove and look for any cotton strands stuck in the guide. If you see any cotton the guides are either cracked or grooved. Get a magnifier to better see the damage, sounds like damaged guide rings. Tom Okay is there any way that could of happened?I keep my rods in a rod sleeve to protect them aswell so I don't know how it could of happend, could I fix it?Like using very very thin sandpaper? Quote
Super User WRB Posted March 8, 2017 Super User Posted March 8, 2017 Check out the guides before considering what to do next. It may be only 1 like the top guide and easy to replace. Tom Quote
Patrick Kinard Posted March 8, 2017 Author Posted March 8, 2017 10 minutes ago, WRB said: Check out the guides before considering what to do next. It may be only 1 like the top guide and easy to replace. Tom Okay I will thank you Quote
NYBasser Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 If I can recall correctly the guides on the Duckett ghosts don't have inserts. On guides with no inserts, depending on the material, braid can cause grooving on the inner circle of the guides. Rod sleeves/socks won't help in preventing this. Quote
Patrick Kinard Posted March 8, 2017 Author Posted March 8, 2017 7 hours ago, NYBasser said: If I can recall correctly the guides on the Duckett ghosts don't have inserts. On guides with no inserts, depending on the material, braid can cause grooving on the inner circle of the guides. Rod sleeves/socks won't help in preventing this. That's probably what happened, is there anyway I can fix this or do I have to send it off? Quote
NYBasser Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 Personally, I don't like to tamper with my rods so I'd send it off. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted March 8, 2017 Super User Posted March 8, 2017 13 hours ago, WRB said: Take a Q tip (cotton tip) and put into each guide and twist it then remove and look for any cotton strands stuck in the guide. If you see any cotton the guides are either cracked or grooved. Get a magnifier to better see the damage, sounds like damaged guide rings. Tom Been there and finally did this after being unable to find the crack. It works, sometimes they are hard to find with the naked eye... Quote
Patrick Kinard Posted March 8, 2017 Author Posted March 8, 2017 3 hours ago, FryDog62 said: Been there and finally did this after being unable to find the crack. It works, sometimes they are hard to find with the naked eye... What did you do to the rod after? Quote
Bass Turd Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 Might the same sensation come from nicks in the fluorocarbon line? Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted March 8, 2017 Super User Posted March 8, 2017 46 minutes ago, Patrick Kinard said: What did you do to the rod after? Had it repaired at a local shop for about $10, seemed fine after that Quote
Patrick Kinard Posted March 10, 2017 Author Posted March 10, 2017 On 3/8/2017 at 5:15 PM, FryDog62 said: Had it repaired at a local shop for about $10, seemed fine after that Oh alright I'll look into that thankyou On 3/8/2017 at 5:01 PM, Bass Turd said: Might the same sensation come from nicks in the fluorocarbon line? And possibly I might try other line Quote
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