Rod Repair?

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Permalink Reply by Chris Blandi on April 23, 2009 at 7:54am

Theres a guy close to Fort Lewis that does custom rods and repairs. Nick Barr knows him, he did a speech at a WBC meeting. I have his card at home but maybe Nick will come around and give you his #.

Permalink Reply by Mark Maderos on April 23, 2009 at 8:45am

Daryl Snodgrass also builds rods and probably could do the repair.

Mark

Permalink Reply by Harold Erickson on April 23, 2009 at 8:57am

gregs coustom rods in downtown lake stevens does good work at reasonable prices. his phone is 425 335 1391. h0pe this helps'

Permalink Reply by Brian Walters on April 23, 2009 at 12:05pm

Fetha Styx Rods in Redmond. They are great. Make sure to tell them I sent ya.

425-376-0200 Ask for Brian or Jim.

Brian Walters

Permalink Reply by S Hwang on April 23, 2009 at 1:13pm

dons custom rods in tacoma.

Permalink Reply by mel marchese on April 23, 2009 at 5:23pm

TRY GREGGS COUSTOM RODS IN LAKE STEVENS 425 335 1391

Permalink Reply by trucknmusic on April 30, 2009 at 5:09am

So nothing really in Seattle... the closest sounds like featha styx - but they have a store in Kirkland, which is closer.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on April 30, 2009 at 10:07am

If you break 2" from the tip, I am pretty sure that rod is done, there is no way of repairing that last two inches. Now if you still think the rod is still good without the last two inches then go out and buy a tip top and glue it on the stub, you don't have to take it to a repair shop, most likely that is what they would do for you anyways. You can get tip top just about any tackle shop.

Permalink Reply by 2000subaru on April 30, 2009 at 1:43pm

My Shimano 6'6" Compre is now a 6'4" and has pinpoint dock skipping accuracy. The only issue I have with the replacement tip is that it is HUGE compared to the rest of the guides. Oh well, it was replaced for free. I still like the rod though.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

If you break 2" from the tip, I am pretty sure that rod is done, there is no way of repairing that last two inches. Now if you still think the rod is still good without the last two inches then go out and buy a tip top and glue it on the stub, you don't have to take it to a repair shop, most likely that is what they would do for you anyways. You can get tip top just about any tackle shop.

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on April 30, 2009 at 4:13pm

I just broke the tip off of a Shimano Crucial jerkbait rod. I sent it back to the factory in 6 peices to make the shipping easier. I put a note with my phone number, no explanation,I expected a call from them asking what happened. It was broken and useless to me so I figured I had nothing to lose. A week later a rod tube showed up at my office with a brand new rod. I don't have any idea if they have a policy regarding certain models or not but that was my experience.

Permalink Reply by Lloyd on May 6, 2009 at 8:18pm

I tend to side with Ron on this one. Do not try to repair the tip. As you know the last 2" is the most sensitive part of the rod. Some claim to be able to repair the tip but once that tip is broken....it will probably never be able to give you the tingling feeling that it once had. If the fracture had occured further down on the shaft i may advise you to seek a repair.
However, do not throw that shaft away....you may be able to use it down the road sometime.

Lloyd
Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

If you break 2" from the tip, I am pretty sure that rod is done, there is no way of repairing that last two inches. Now if you still think the rod is still good without the last two inches then go out and buy a tip top and glue it on the stub, you don't have to take it to a repair shop, most likely that is what they would do for you anyways. You can get tip top just about any tackle shop.

Permalink Reply by Eric DeLay on May 6, 2009 at 11:06pm

In your case Lloyd the last 2 inches is probably the whole thing.
Didn't they call that thing The Pocket Fisherman?