Broken tip

[gim]

I broke a tip on a spinning rod in the garage today. The rod is only worth about 75 bucks. To replace the tip how much would I be spending? Or should I just buy a new rod? It’s about 10-12 years old.

[MN Fisher]

22 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I broke a tip on a spinning rod in the garage today. The rod is only worth about 75 bucks. To replace the tip how much would I be spending? Or should I just buy a new rod? It’s about 10-12 years old.

 

Scheels Outfitters Rod Tip Replacement Kit

$3.99

"Fix your own broken tip with this Scheels Outfitters Rod Tip Replacement kit. Kit includes 3 tip sizes: 6/64" 7/64" and 8/64" tip plus cement stick for quick fixes at home or on the water. "

https://www.scheels.com/p/scheels-outfitters-rod-tip-replacement-kit/84730901556.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=unpaidlistings&src=hardlines

 

Eden Prairie has them in stock...

 

[optimator]

I've done this before and it stiffened up the rod a bit too.

[throttleplate]

2 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

plus cement stick for quick fixes

 

I bought a tip kit at scheels last year and the glue stick is actually hard wax and glue. You melt it into the hollow of the new tip and stick it on. Rod performs fine as i only lost a 1/4 inch of tip.

[Nelson Delaney]

Just buy a new rod.  Someone will approve 

[MN Fisher]

23 minutes ago, Nelson Delaney said:

Just buy a new rod.  Someone will approve 

[Darth-Baiter]

Even 3” taken off the end makes the rod feel weird to me.  It’s a goner if it happens to me. 

[Jrob78]

How much tip did you lose? Gluing on a new one is super easy but if you lost very much it will definitely change how the rod fishes. You can do it yourself though, don't pay someone. 

[bloom]

the last 2 or 3 inches are the best part of the rod, you can certanly glue another tip on and get a usable fishing rod but it will not be the rod it once was.

[Catt]

File 13 ?

[MickD]

If it's more than an inch it will be noticeably changed, in my opinion.  Replacing just the tiptop will be a noticeable change.

 

But this procedure does work pretty well in restoring original action.  Power will not be affected.  Theoretically it will recover a little slower due to the added mass, but I've done it to a number of rods and the owners were pleased with how they fished.  I own two of the rods and they work fine, one broken near the tip and one broken farther down.  https://www.rodbuilding.org/library/repair-oquinn.html

[gim]

Its about 4 inches that broke off the end.  I haven't decided what do yet.  I don't like the idea of losing the original action of the rod.  I am going to think about this.  I might just buy a brand new rod in the end.  It gives me an excuse to do so.

 

Good to know that the kits are pretty slick though.  Thank you for the responses.

[Cbump]

If I lose 4 inches on a $75 rod I’d fix It and It would go in the channel catfish rod pile. And I’d buy a new one. 
 

 

[Chris Catignani]

2 hours ago, gimruis said:

Its about 4 inches that broke off the end.  I haven't decided what do yet. 

There are cases where you can repair it...that may be more than you want to do. You can always dedicate that as a "guest" rod.
Rodbuilding.org - Rod Repair by Ralph O'Quinn

[WIGuide]

I'd go with repair AND buy a new one. With 4" of tip gone, the rod won't fish the same as it once did, but it very well may excel at something it didn't before, so it's worth a few dollars to repair it. Buy a new one for whatever you used it for previously since that'll be the hole in your collection. 

[Dwight Hottle]

Definitely replace it. Stick a new tip top on the old rod & give it to a kid that fishes. 

[gim]

Another item I failed to mention is that it was only a 6'6" rod.  So now its only 6'2" which really changes things.  If it was a 7 footer and I had lost 4 inches, I could probably live with it.  6'2" is pretty stubby for me.

 

I am going to fix it, and replace it with a longer rod.  I really have no use for a rod that is only 6'2" but I'm sure someone else does, so donating it may be in the books.

[CM-fisher]

@gimruis If you are looking for a new rod in the same price range (I think you said the broken rod was $75) I would highly recommend the Fenwick eagle rods. I've been very happy with how my 6'6" medium has performed so far. They have 6'6" and 7' lengths all in stock at TW right now.

 

As for your situation, I'd just buy a new rod. Same thing happened to me in the boundary waters and I ended up just buying a new rod because the old one became a lot stiffer after I fixed it. That's when I bought the Eagle.

[MickD]

First, let me say the one unalienable truth about fishing rods:  "One can never have too many fishing rods."  It's like purses and shoes for women.  Just cannot refute it.  It's written on a rock.

 

So, buy a new rod, but fix this one.  

 

I expect the comments on "getting stiffer" and "cannot be fixed" are about simply replacing the tiptop.  I agree that is not a solution.  but with this process it will not get stiffer and the action will be the same.  A little slower on recovery.  Will you feel it?  Maybe, maybe not.

[gim]

7 minutes ago, MickD said:

First, let me say the one unalienable truth about fishing rods:  "One can never have too many fishing rods."  It's like purses and shoes for women.  Just cannot refute it.  It's written on a rock.

Haha.  Probably some truth to that.  I'm at the point with fishing rods/reels now though that I really only replace them when something breaks...as exactly what happened here.  I don't need to keep adding and adding setups to my arsenal because the reality is they won't get used.  I don't buy things that don't get used because I don't like clutter.  That and my rod locker is only so big.

 

I am set on buying a longer rod to replace this one now too.  Its not a dire emergency on replacing or fixing the tip of the old one, but being that our season just opened a couple days ago, I'd just assume do it sooner rather than later.

 

[Choporoz]

You haven't lost a rod; you've created a spider web removal tool.

[gim]

Well I did fix the tip on this broken rod but now the new tip is only about an inch from the first guide.  I am definitely not going to be using it anymore.

 

The tip kit was $3.99 and very easy to use.  I'll donate the rod to someone in the future when I get a chance to.