Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Reports & Expeditions
Bugatti Trip
Brock Arifovic:
I think Jay will agreee that landing that fish took a team effort from Guide Rod, myself & Jay. It was certainly a different way of landing a fish
AustralianAngling:
Unfortunatley rod has not been assembled properly. I notice that aproximatley half of section that needs to be inserted into butt hasn't been inserted. This section is about 9.5cm by looking at photos and discussion with Duncan it was about only half. My suggestion is re taper end that is broken this will make rod a little shorter by 4 or 5cm but overall should be fine. This repair would be reasonalbly cheap.
To all with this kind of rod design it is very important to make sure rods are assembled correctly this area is where rod will fail.
If rod butt's are becoming tight I use some fine sand paper and some timber dowl and clean out butt section only do not sand rod blank.
Robert Palcak:
Steve
What you say makes sense... and I can see from the pics that there was a fair bit of the unlaquered rod blank exposed. I just checked mine and it's a fairly snug fit, as in it only has about 3-5mm of unlaquered rod blank exposed (the Carpenters seem to have a lot more... like 20-30mm?).
If the rod hadn't been assembled properly, as in snuggly, surely it would have been impossible to cast?? It looks fairly new by the pics?
Cheers Rob
Brandon Khoo:
from looking at the pictures closely, I agree with Steve's assessment on this.
Unfortunately, breakages like this are common but are easily avoided. In the case of Jay's rod, I suspect that the rod slipped out during the day which has resulted in the breakage.
Depending on the manufacturer, I have treated my rods differently in this regard. All of my Smiths fit all the way in, even if I have to sand them to get them to fit in. In the case of Carpenter, I like to get it to not much more than an inch protruding although I wil acknowledge that Carpenter is paranoid that you don't sand them. I think I almost gave Konishi a heart attack when I told him I had sanded one of my UHLs to get it to the point where I was hapy with the fit. In the case of Fishermans which have the finest tolerances in this regard, I also sand them to get it to fit snugly all the way in although most fit almost perfectly out of the factory. Just remember to sand extremely carefully - it only takes a fraction for it to go from not being able to get it in to a snug fit.
What you should also do is get some joint wax for the rods. This is readily available and Smith actually produce it. I am pretty sure that Steve would bring it in alrady but if not, ask Duncan nicely and I'm sure he would. If you can't get this, simply use some candle wax. The use of the wax will significantly reduce the possibility of the the joint slipping when you are using the rod. I have seen rods come further and further out through a day. the wax stick is a very small investment that can prevent a very expensive breakage. Damon was having problems with one of his rods sliping out in NC recently and a bit of wax fixed it straight away.
Jay Burgess:
Yep all fair assumptions, Duncan and myself came to the same conclusion while we were on the trip. All I can suggest Rob is that you check it at regular intervals throughout the day to make sure the rod is all the way in and if you're having trouble follow Brandons suggestions.
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