Broken rod repair

[Jake51823]

Hey all, so I recently ordered a rod off Amazon, (my first mistake). It came broken and barely packaged for good lord. Anyway they gave me a refund and said they didn’t want it back so now I’m thinking of ways I can use it for the heck of it. It was a Berkley lightning Rod shock. I got the heavy because I wanted to use it for frogging. What epoxy or super glue would be best to repair this and make it strong so it doesn’t snap off again?

 

 Not looking to spend a whole lot here. 

[Scott F]

I’m not a rod builder but if it was a clean break and did not splinter the ends, the best (only?) way to repair it is to add a ferrule and make it a two piece rod. Look on YouTube for how to do the repair. You could pay a rod builder to fix it, but I’d guess the cost would be comparable to what you paid for the rod. 

[Jake51823]

45 minutes ago, Scott F said:

I’m not a rod builder but if it was a clean break and did not splinter the ends, the best (only?) way to repair it is to add a ferrule and make it a two piece rod. Look on YouTube for how to do the repair. You could pay a rod builder to fix it, but I’d guess the cost would be comparable to what you paid for the rod. 

I’m not sure even how to do that and I personally don’t trust myself as I would most likely mess up the whole rod. Was thinking I might send to Delaware Valley Tackle on here. 

What do you think about this? @Delaware Valley Tackle

[swhit140]

I'd take the tip off for a spare and put the rod in the trash.

[Deephaven]

I wouldn't spend $5 fixing that and it will be WAY more.

[islandbass]

Unless it has some sentimental value to you and it probably doesn’t, Sometimes it’s just better to cut your losses — especially if you got a full refund. 
 

I probably would keep the guides and use from the base to the first guide as something to help me spool my reels. 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

On 8/24/2021 at 3:47 PM, Jake51823 said:

I’m not sure even how to do that and I personally don’t trust myself as I would most likely mess up the whole rod. Was thinking I might send to Delaware Valley Tackle on here. 

What do you think about this? @Delaware Valley Tackle

The repair itself is pretty straightforward and would cost about $40 in labor and materials. The shipping is the likely deal breaker$15-$20 bucks each way. You could have $80 into it at the end of the day. Worth it for a high end rod. My advice to you is to get a refund if it’s available. Short if that, see if there’s a competent builder locally to do the repair. Worst case, chalk it up and put it in a corner for spare parts. 

[MickD]

I have repaired many rods using this technique, and it is not something that requires high rod building skills to accomplish.  A friend of mine did his, first try at anything like this.  The main thing is to get a good fit before applying rod-building epoxy and make sure the parts are well wet with the epoxy.  https://www.rodbuilding.org/library/repair-oquinn.html

 

Since you have nothing to use, it's worth a try.  Adding metal ferrules is possible, but this technique retains the original action and power very well without getting a flat spot in the action due to rigid metal ferrules.

[Chris Catignani]

Another option, if your a builder, is to strip the guides off for another build.

Keep the broken blank parts to use for a future broken rod repair.

 

Another thing I have done in the past is (with a broken baitcast rod) is to cut it off above the handle and just insert another blank.

I only did this because I had a pro friend that had a bunch of broken rods...and I just happen to buy a load of Loomis GL2 blems for $8 each.

[HaydenS]

On 8/24/2021 at 6:16 PM, swhit140 said:

I'd take the tip off for a spare and put the rod in the trash.

This^

Heat up the tip top and pull it off.

[MickD]

Rod builders would like to get the rod if it's scrapped.  They will use it for sleeves for the repair I suggested.

 

I've measured the CCS values on one rod that I built, then broke, then repaired in this way.  The CCS power and action numbers before and after the failure/repair were identical.  The response will slow (probably imperceptively) due to the added weight.