Help Me Salvage a Broken Rod(s)

[Big Swimbait]

I had an unfortunate incident with a family member that broke 2 of my spinning rod builds about 6 inches from the tip. These were built with Torzite guides which I am pretty sure I can salvage. But I could use some tips to remove the AT CF grips and reel seats, if possible.

[MickD]

You don't have to totally rebuild.  If you can take the look of a sleeve, you can repair and the rods and they will fish very nicely.  You will get posts saying they will never be the same, but they will be so close that you couldn't pass a blindfold test. I have the CCS numbers before and after a similar failure, and they are the same.  https://www.rodbuilding.org/library/repair-oquinn.html

 

I have used graphite sleeves instead of glass, which have thicker walls, to make them less obtrusive, and they work just fine.  

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I do a lot of these repairs successfully. If you do decide to retrieve the handle I’d cut it off flush in front of the seat and either drill it out or arbor to fit the new application