Help for broken rod?

[Chuckster]

My 10'6" chromer rod tangled with the truck door today and lost! The rod lost about 2" of the end that connects the two sections and also produced a nasty crack in the other half. Does any one know if this can be fixed or am I in the market for a new rod?

Thanks,

Chuckster

[wade]

If you're not concerned about the change in action, the ferrule can be replaced easily enough by a rodbuilder. They would trim it up then wrap or epoxy another ferrule on, possibly salvaging the old one if its hardware rather than the type that is part of the blank, then put a finish coat on. I don't know about the crack though, but it doesn't sound too good. I'm thinking best case you may end up with a 9 footer, but likely you're SOL. Maybe an expert can chime in, I've built a couple of rods is all.

Kevin

[ 02-13-2004, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: wade ]

[Salmonator]

If it's a Loomis it would be well worth the $50 bucks to have a new rod expedited to you. It's the only warranty I'm real familiar with if it helps any... Joe

[Chuckster]

Thanks for the input. Ollie Damon's will fix it for $15.00! What a deal! Thanks to the others members suggestions as well.

Chuckster

[blubeast]

Olie Damons in Portland makes repairs like this. Suggest you take it in to see if it can be fixed.