03-28-2003, 08:15 PM
Hey Kentofnsl,
I bought two of those rods. One spinning and one casting. I did the same thing. After hours of working with the tip of the rod, I tapped the butt on the ground a few times and the leader popped out the tip. Sounds like you've tried a few different things, but I thought I'd throw it in.
Just a tip for you. Don't use superlines and rip-set the hook in cold weather. I did this on the Gorge and found out as the rod exploded into peices in my hands, that graphite gets very brittle in the cold. I'll be more careful with the spinning rod.
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I bought two of those rods. One spinning and one casting. I did the same thing. After hours of working with the tip of the rod, I tapped the butt on the ground a few times and the leader popped out the tip. Sounds like you've tried a few different things, but I thought I'd throw it in.
Just a tip for you. Don't use superlines and rip-set the hook in cold weather. I did this on the Gorge and found out as the rod exploded into peices in my hands, that graphite gets very brittle in the cold. I'll be more careful with the spinning rod.
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