04-06-2007, 12:27 PM
[black][size 3]Hey Ash,[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I think that the tip size may be the problem.[/size][/black]
[black][size 3]When that melt glue (Gubrod product) is applied in small quantities, it holds like crazy, but in quantity, it has a tendency to crack. maybe you have noticed the buildup that pushes out after you have applied the tip,(after it cools) can be snapped off with your fingernail, breaks off like glass.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Also, you may find that after you fish with the broken rod you may not want to send it back for repair. I found a light weight rod for jigging for mack at the Gorge that I really liked. Liked it so much, that I bought 4 of them. Was camped at swim beach one day, and closed the tip of a rod in the motor home door. lost about 3 inches from the tip.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I sanded the tip down a little, and reinstalled the same rod tip. The next day while fishing it, I was getting many more hits than the wife, who was in the same boat.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]We switched rods, and she was getting all the hits, the loss of that 3 inches from the rod, made it more sensitive, and easier to detect strikes.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]When we went back to camp for lunch/nap, I took 3 inches of another of the rods, and we have used them that way ever since. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Maybe you could install the old tip to get a better fit for the repair[/size][/black].
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[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]I think that the tip size may be the problem.[/size][/black]
[black][size 3]When that melt glue (Gubrod product) is applied in small quantities, it holds like crazy, but in quantity, it has a tendency to crack. maybe you have noticed the buildup that pushes out after you have applied the tip,(after it cools) can be snapped off with your fingernail, breaks off like glass.[/size][/black]
[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Also, you may find that after you fish with the broken rod you may not want to send it back for repair. I found a light weight rod for jigging for mack at the Gorge that I really liked. Liked it so much, that I bought 4 of them. Was camped at swim beach one day, and closed the tip of a rod in the motor home door. lost about 3 inches from the tip.[/size][/black]
[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]I sanded the tip down a little, and reinstalled the same rod tip. The next day while fishing it, I was getting many more hits than the wife, who was in the same boat.[/size][/black]
[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]We switched rods, and she was getting all the hits, the loss of that 3 inches from the rod, made it more sensitive, and easier to detect strikes.[/size][/black]
[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]When we went back to camp for lunch/nap, I took 3 inches of another of the rods, and we have used them that way ever since. [/size][/black]
[black][size 3][/size][/black]
[black][size 3]Maybe you could install the old tip to get a better fit for the repair[/size][/black].
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