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Rod stuck together

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Gareth Branicki:
Had this happen as well to me  quite a few times dishwashing gloves and another person put goves on hold the rod whil the other person holds the handle and you both pull  and the person holding the butt twists the diswashing gloves somehow become tighter and tighter and does your grip on the rod blank the  butt  should come out , Tried the cold compress didnot work or could just be not cold enough

Chris Young:
All the above will work but if it is still stuck take it to a tackle shop with a big bait freezer and let the sucker chill out for a while then try again with good rod belts and 2 people. If that don't work get hold of Lowy.
Don't under any circumstances leave it with "Joe Blow" tackle expert as I have seen some disasters when the wrong people try using pliers/vice etc  :o

Duncan O'Connell:
Hi Scott,

In most cases rod belts and two people will do the trick but if it doesn't then what we do in store is put a few drops of protecta oil into the join.  We leave that for a few hours or overnight then sit the rod in the freezer for a couple of hours.  Then using a rod belt and two people we pull it apart.  You can do this at home but if the frozen peas aren't working for you then you can always try a bag of ice from the servo.  Wrap the ice bag in a towel so the rod doesn't get wet.  The rod needs to get pretty cold.

As Crusty said if all else fails take it to a tackle store ask them have they done it before and what they are going to do BEFORE they do anything.  We had a guy who bought a rod into us that he had taken into a tackle store.  They used vice grips on it and almost destroyed the rod.  We got it apart using the method above (and then had to get the rod repaired for him from the damage by the grips). 

Good luck

Janelle

Nathan Cefai:
The biat freezer works a treat,its been done many times in our shop befor and while your waiting you get to walk around a tackle shop and suss out more gear...

Scott Maybury:
Thanks guys, I was trying it using my ripple fisher rod wrap for grip which has always done the job in the past but this mofo is stuck solid

Will try some of the above. Might have to enroll the help of the wife, but I am concerned that it may come back to bite me somehow....you should never let them see you vulnerable  :o

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