Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
HELP- rod joint problems
Mick Cunningham:
Wait maybe you should clean the female ferrule cos maybe there is a bit of dust/dirt/wax inside then clean it out first thing i would do
but use nice fresh chux then put some wax on the male ferrule try it again to see any better .. before you do anything to the male ferrule
Aaron Concord:
Sanding can remove material that will weaken the join.
Use some ferrule wax. That stops the join from 'binding' in 99% of cases.
Aaron.
Scott Cushman:
I can add some wax, however I cant fit the ferrule in without FORCING it - i have owned plenty of 2 piece rods, 3 different popper rods etc but this is extremely tight and cannot be fitted without strong force.... I had to push it up against a wall to ge it in the first time, then it got stuck.....
Aaron Concord:
Scott,
Sounds very odd that the join is THAT tight!
If it is really quite stiff to push together compared to your other popping sticks, then the only other choice is to take it to a rod builder who knows a great deal about these type of joins.
I'd be hesitant to start sanding it if you have never done it before.
Take it to someone who deals with these things daily.
This is the last step I'd take and only if I felt there was no other way..........it appears you might be at this stage already, so ask around and get a well known rod builder to sort it out if returning the rod is out of the question.
Cheers
Aaron.
Scott Cushman:
Hey thanks Aaron, I did talk to a local rod builder and I will take it to him.
What he did say was this-
Use very fine sandpaper
DO NOT sand around the joint in a circular motion, with any kind of uneven pressure, humps and hools can occur and render the joint useless.
Sand up and down the blank gently and slowly rotate around to try and get an even finish.
Put masking tape on the rod blank at teh point where you wish to stop sanding occuring so you dont scratch it further up.
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