HARD lesson learned

Started by Jacobguy, August 25, 2019, 05:45:21 PM

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Jacobguy

Quote from: Bassinkorea on September 09, 2019, 09:27:54 PM
If it were me, I would strip off all the guides and keep them. Never know in the future when you might snap off or damage one guide, and now you have spares, especially the tip guide.

Just take a lighter / flame and apply the heat to the thread wraps where it holds the guide to the rod blank and once the glue softens up, just pull out the guide. Use gloves of pliers so not to burn your hands, but be careful not to damage the guide if you use pliers.
Success! I botched the tip guide and now it's all black and charred but the rest are solid. Thanks.

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Bassinkorea

Is the tip guide still usable?  This will mostly be the one you need first  lo
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Jacobguy

Quote from: Bassinkorea on September 14, 2019, 05:34:45 PM
Is the tip guide still usable?  This will mostly be the one you need first  lo
Yeah perfectly usable, just a bit chalky on the sides because the glue was all the way around so I had to melt it longer. When I do need it is it somthing I'll do myself or a professional will take a look at? Thanks.

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Bassinkorea

Depends on your abilities, but it would be a simple job to replace a tip guide. When I have done it the past (numerous times  ::) ), I have used super glue to bond the tip guide. I have a couple of rods still that I use regularly that were repaired years ago, and they still perform well, one of them is for A-rigs   ~bb
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Jacobguy

Quote from: Bassinkorea on September 14, 2019, 05:51:45 PM
Depends on your abilities, but it would be a simple job to replace a tip guide. When I have done it the past (numerous times  ::) ), I will use super glue to bond the tip guide.
Awesome, if it's that simple I think I could figure it out. Thanks.

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BarryFL

Quote from: Bassinkorea on September 14, 2019, 05:51:45 PM
Depends on your abilities, but it would be a simple job to replace a tip guide. When I have done it the past (numerous times  ::) ), I have used super glue to bond the tip guide. I have a couple of rods still that I use regularly that were repaired years ago, and they still perform well, one of them is for A-rigs   ~bb
Never use super glue! If you need to replace top tip because the carbon insert breaks, you wont be able to get it off. Use a glue stick and then all you have to do is heat the guide for a few seconds with a lighter and it will come right off.

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Gary Dobyns

Couple of things guys. If it's a defect we pay return shipping. Also, overhead casting should not break a rod. I'm not sure I read through this thread correctly or not. The only thing I've seen is a guy trying to overhead "drive cast" an 8" Huddleston on a DX 744C and he overloaded the tip and broke rod. I was at the event and he gave me hell about it. Fast action jig rods rated to an ounce or so can't handle a driving cast of a 5 oz bait. You could side arm "sling" cast it and get away with it. Maybe.

Anyway it sounds like the rod was No Hassle warrantied. Thank you. Also, we rarely insist on a receipt but we do if it's a problem guy. We've done it twice in 15 years. No joke.

Jacobguy

Thank you so much for posting on my thread Mr. Dobyns! It's an honor sir. I had a texas rigged senko with a 1/2 oz bullet weight on it and I casted it overhead as you read. It may or may not have been a defect but either way it's all sorted out and I'm loving my new rod. Thank you for your 2cents and your line of products sir! Have a good day and thank you again.

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