Rod Repair =(

[Clevo_31]

Well, me in a brilliant streak of idiocy decided a few weeks ago that my rod tip would be a good tool to use to remove a bream snagged on the pontoon underneath me... turns out this was NOT such a good idea, and resulted in a broken rod tip and loss of bream =(. After a great deal of cursing and moping, I overcame the desire to drown myself and fixed the tip by glueing on a new guide....

As it turns out, the tip had fractured in another place, so the next time I cast my rod, the tip came off AGAIN!!!!! More cursing followed, and I very nearly jumped in the water with my trousers filled with sinkers....

So now my Trion Tournament has been shortened by 6 inches or so, but it isn't making a whole lot of difference to the casting so I would like to get the last guide removed and replaced with a proper tip so I can keep using it till I have the money to get something better.

Does anybody know of or is a good rod-repairer on the southside around the redlands area? About how much will it cost me? I have the card of John who runs a tackle store at the carara markets, and was thinking of going through him though its a fair drive for me (any excuse to get to those markets and have a crack at the goldie canals =p). Has anybody had any experience with him?

Thanks in advance =)

Jordan

[daveylad]

Not from the southside area but I broke my rod similar curcumstances, took it to a local shop here at Noosa and they repaired it with a new tip for only $10. there was an old thread about it at the time with several people discussijg rod repairs so if you do a search you may be able to fing it, hope it helps

Dave

[Gad]

Like all things in life there are usually a number of options

if your often prone to having this "brillant streak of idiocy", glue another tip on your self.

if these brillant streaks of idiocy steer you to self termination desires, look for another interest that does not involve handling sharp objects (hooks,knives/gaffs etc) :whistle:

other wise like daveylad said,most tackle shops will do it for $10/20

[rosco1974]

the tackle shop at the bp servo at manly has a bloke who fixes rods is a 1 week turn around.think he picks them up on a monday and returns them the following monday

cheers rosco

[Ashhley]

mate drop it into the tackle warehouse, our rod repairer is quick at fixing them

[Clevo_31]

Haha Gad I was only half joking about drowning myself =p. I enjoy fishing far too much to give it up, and besides, I have to do something in between work and sleep hehe.

I would fix it myself but there is no room to just glue another tip on as it has snapped off right near the next guide. I would like to have the guide removed and a new tip placed on, and I've no trust of myself to do that lol.

Might try as Ashhley suggested, I bought it there anyway...

Thanks guys for the help =)

Jordan

[goldnugget]

Big W have rod repair guides and tips kits with a few diferent sized tips included in the kit. Have a look at that and see how it would go for size before you cut off the last guide, outside of that, I'd say get in touch with some of the recomendations above.