broken rod tip

  • a.j.-wiesner
    Ely,MN / Rochester,MN
    Posts: 929
    April 17, 2011 at 2:24 pm #1240172

    yesterday i was doing a bunch of work with rods and hooks getting ready for the season and i broke the tip of 1 of my musky rods. what i’m wondering is i only broke about a half inch off the tip and sanded it flat…if i put a new tip on will the lure swim right?? it’s a 9ft. rod for big swim baits… thanks for any advice guys or else i’ll just have to go do it the old fashion way and try it.

    thebigfishman
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 264
    April 17, 2011 at 2:49 pm #958028

    The rod should perform fine with a new tip since you only broke a half inch off.

    Take Care and tight lines!!
    Kevin

    igotone
    Posts: 1746
    April 17, 2011 at 2:50 pm #958030

    Quote:

    The rod should perform fine with a new tip since you only broke a half inch off.

    Take Care and tight lines!!
    Kevin

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    stratos_375
    Southern Wisconsin
    Posts: 113
    April 17, 2011 at 3:15 pm #958040

    I have broken up to six inches off tips on poles and just replaced the tip and never noticed much difference. I don’t think you will notice any change in the rod with only and inch missing.

    dorancehefte
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 155
    April 17, 2011 at 3:32 pm #958045

    I wouldn’t sand anywhere near the tip on a rod. The vibration may weaken the bonds between fibers. I would just use hot melt glue with the correct size tiptop.

    red89
    Hudson
    Posts: 918
    April 17, 2011 at 5:33 pm #958077

    Don’t want to hi-jack your post here, but how do you figure out what size tip guide to buy?
    I saw some templates on line with the different size holes cut in it, but I don’t know how else you would do it.

    Does just glueing them on work fine, or do you have to wrap them?

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    April 17, 2011 at 6:53 pm #958092

    Quote:

    Don’t want to hi-jack your post here, but how do you figure out what size tip guide to buy?

    I saw some templates on line with the different size holes cut in it, but I don’t know how else you would do it.

    Does just glueing them on work fine, or do you have to wrap them?

    We use one of these tip measuring tool

    Just reglue the tip top on

    dorancehefte
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 155
    April 17, 2011 at 10:45 pm #958151

    The tips come measured in 64ths of an inch. Use any tool that measures in 64ths. A friend made me a guide by drilling holes from 4/64 to 1/2 inch in a thin block of wood. He labeled the holes with the number of 64ths, i.e. 5, 5 1/2 (11/128), 6 and so on.

    ironheadr5
    Northeast, Iowa
    Posts: 373
    April 17, 2011 at 10:46 pm #958152

    Tip tops are measured by 1/64 of an inch. So a size 6 would be .090 thousands of an inch. Measure the tip of the the rod and get one accordingly. If you are just going to put the tip top on by itself, and not wrap it with thread and finish, I would epoxy the tip on because hot melt glue can come loose if the temp in your car or truck gets hot enough in the summer.

    red89
    Hudson
    Posts: 918
    April 18, 2011 at 12:55 am #958196

    Quote:

    Tip tops are measured by 1/64 of an inch. So a size 6 would be .090 thousands of an inch. Measure the tip of the the rod and get one accordingly. If you are just going to put the tip top on by itself, and not wrap it with thread and finish, I would epoxy the tip on because hot melt glue can come loose if the temp in your car or truck gets hot enough in the summer.

    What kind of epoxy? Like the same kind you use on rod wraps?

    thanks

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