Fly Rod Repair?

[mtnhunter]

I accidentally snapped the middle section of my 3-piece and warranty won’t replace unfortunately. Is it possible for this to be repaired? If so, can you recommend someone to do the repair? TIA


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[buckman]

Have repaired rods in the past.You need a length of comparable diameter rod material,epoxy it onto either end of the break.Leave at least 6 to eight inches of repair rod inside your broken section.

[pikergolf]

Originally Posted by buckman

Have repaired rods in the past.You need a length of comparable diameter rod material,epoxy it onto either end of the break.Leave at least 6 to eight inches of repair rod inside your broken section.

And it will be clunky and heavy.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by pikergolf

And it will be clunky and heavy.

Correct,but I don't know of any other way. Hvae only done it on spinning rods,fly rods would be a different story.

[3blade]

No, it can’t be repaired to function like original

The “repairs” are a way to keep fishing, temporarily, if you are remote enough that you can’t buy/borrow a replacement. Repaired rods won’t cast well at all, and the repairs will fail in fairly short order. Maybe you get a few days, maybe not.

I have done a couple, one with willow/nylon backing/duct tape, in the hills. And one with epoxy at home. Both got replaced.

[Lornce]

I fixed a favorite Rod with a break in the mid by finding an old rod section that fit the area inside, matched the taper, roughed the surface, and epoxied it in, worked great and is neither clunky nor heavy. No change in casting that I can decern. It fought a lot of big Browns and Rainbows over the last 5 years without a hitch.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by Lornce

I fixed a favorite Rod with a break in the mid by finding an old rod section that fit the area inside, matched the taper, roughed the surface, and epoxied it in, worked great and is neither clunky nor heavy. No change in casting that I can decern. It fought a lot of big Browns and Rainbows over the last 5 years without a hitch.

Exactly what I described,it works. Only other way is replacement.Try it you have nothing to loose at this point.

[mtnhunter]

Appreciate all the replies! I’ll see what I can do.


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[pikergolf]

Lornce that looks a lot like fibre glass, it was already clunky and heavy.

[Lornce]

On the contrary, it is a Reddington Butterstick, called that because of its smooth casting ability. It's a real charmer of a Dry fly rod, Made of T-glass very light compared to the old fiberglass. Can drop a fly on a dime and I barely know I am carrying it its so light. All and all a fun rod to cast, this one is a 7.5 ft 3-weight. A favourite for small stream work.