[reeladdiction]

hello all i have a penn tuna stick stand up that i used just once caught one small mako on it and the tip broke due to the way a freind tried to leader the fish for release about the top 2-3 inches broke off, the rod is like new is it salvageable? or is it garbage and would it totally change the performance of the rod?? if fixed..

 

[CAPT RICHI]

Send it back to penn they may offer you a rod at a discount price..

 

[reeladdiction]

this had happened about 3 years ago i put the rod in the garage and forgot about it just refound it the rod was only used 1 day and still has the stickers on it and i have the tip problem being they dont make this rod the same way anymore it has been changed so it is an obvious old model...guess it isnt worth fixing for a spare

 

[DaveB]

Cut off any unsound material from the remains of the rod, measure the diameter in 1/64's of an inch and buy a new tip in that size. Install it using 1 SINGLE drop of 5 minute epoxy.

Will the rod have the same actions as before? No, but it will be usable.

 

[reeladdiction]

wont effect the rod as far as trolling and fishing

 

[bloodnguts]

congratulations......you now have another gaff....cut the guides off, epoxy a gaff hook on and then cover it with thread and then more epoxy.....

 

[Captneilf]

Hi,

Contact Penn, give them the model #, tell them the tip broke and see what they say. You may be surprised!

Capt Neil

 

[MakoMike]

Captneilf wrote:
Hi,

Contact Penn, give them the model #, tell them the tip broke and see what they say. You may be surprised!

Capt Neil

I'll second that! What do you have to loose?

 

[bonsiguy]

Captneilf wrote:
Hi,

Contact Penn, give them the model #, tell them the tip broke and see what they say. You may be surprised!

Capt Neili had a simlar thing happen i called penn i was suprised they told me it was a old rod despite it was new and they have no intrest in dooing anything for me so i say no more to penn rods now i like my calstars better anyway>

 

[makomakoman]

DaveB wrote:
Cut off any unsound material from the remains of the rod, measure the diameter in 1/64's of an inch and buy a new tip in that size. Install it using 1 SINGLE drop of 5 minute epoxy.

Will the rod have the same actions as before? No, but it will be usable.

Ok Dave,

I'll bite...why do you only say 1 drop of epoxy?

Curious.

thanks

Ernie

 

[CAPT RICHI]

bonsiguy wrote:
Captneilf wrote:
Hi,

Contact Penn, give them the model #, tell them the tip broke and see what they say. You may be surprised!

Capt Neili had a simlar thing happen i called penn i was suprised they told me it was a old rod despite it was new and they have no intrest in dooing anything for me so i say no more to penn rods now i like my calstars better anyway>


Now thats customer service...

 

[DaveB]

makomakoman wrote:
DaveB wrote:
Cut off any unsound material from the remains of the rod, measure the diameter in 1/64's of an inch and buy a new tip in that size. Install it using 1 SINGLE drop of 5 minute epoxy.

Will the rod have the same actions as before? No, but it will be usable.

Ok Dave,

I'll bite...why do you only say 1 drop of epoxy?

Curious.

thanks

Ernie

1 drop is enough to secure the tiptop if it fits properly. And by using so little it is possible to remove the tiptop with a little gentle heat. NOTE: This only works with 5 minute epoxy, I don't know if it works with 2 ton. I refuse to use ferrule melt glue. I've have tiptops loosen from the heat of the sun with that crap.

 

[Captneilf]

DaveB

Hi,

Ferrule cement/tip top cement that is make for fishing rods, Flexcoat, works great. You need a snug fitting of tip top to rod tip for best results. Too big a gap and too much TT cement is looking for trouble.

I made the mistake of using hot glue gun stick and found out the hard way that its melting temperature is too low.

Neil

 

[DaveB]

Captneilf wrote:
DaveB

Hi,

Ferrule cement/tip top cement that is make for fishing rods, Flexcoat, works great. You need a snug fitting of tip top to rod tip for best results. Too big a gap and too much TT cement is looking for trouble.

I made the mistake of using hot glue gun stick and found out the hard way that its melting temperature is too low.

Neil

I hate that stuff. I know it works well 99% of the time, but I have seen rods where ferrule cement fail from the heat of the sun. I've even had it happen to me to me once. So nope, I don't go there anymore.