Sticking a 2 piece rod together
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Topic: Sticking a 2 piece rod together
Posted By: markallan
Subject: Sticking a 2 piece rod together
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2011 at 10:59pm
Wasn't sure whether to put this in the topwater section or the newbies section  I have a caranx 2 piece stick bait rod and I don't want to break the effin thing putting the long half into the butt section. It seems to be like 1cm not in enough and I don't wanna use the eyes to push it in and I just yeh, any ideas? I want to use it on saturday! Thx |
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Posted By: MarkE
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2011 at 11:05pm
| As long as its not loose I wouldnt worry about it. From memory the Caranx ferrule is supposed to be that way anyway |
Posted By: Bunzo
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 12:27am
1cm is good  ------------- 
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Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 7:18am
| Word of warning would be to ensure the use of Wax... if you have jammed it in tight you will never get lose again. |
Posted By: markallan
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 8:39am
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Ahaha yea getting it out again, that will be necessary! What sort of wax? Do I melt a candle or use my surfboard wax or Dax wax? The possibilities are endless :0 |
Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:04am
Bro 1cm might be to much! Never twist while bring the two pieces together. As hookerpuka suggested if you jam it into tight it can be near impossible to get out. Just push the pieces together about half in. Twist the top piece (don't push/pull) to get the guides lined up perfectly. Then put the gimbal knock on the ground and then med-firmly push the top piece in.......sorted ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
markallan wrote:Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:06am
You don't need wax, inox is fine. Or get this stuff called dry glide as you don't have to keep applying it. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: markallan
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:15am
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Primo man thanks. Yea I don't think I've f***ed it yet haha but probably would've if I hadn't asked! Appreciate the help, I'll inox it and push it on as far as feels good... Will let you all know if I catch something tomorrow, hoping for some beginners luck 
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Posted By: Aaron32987
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:32am
Marx has the good advice. Don't do what I did with my Carpenter BLC rod and jam the halves together so hard that I had to take it into Yeehaa where John kindly separated for me after treating with cold ice packs on the join for 10 mins.
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Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:32am
Inox doesn't do the job of wax Marx... not even close. you can buy wax for next to nothing, cheaper than Inox and its designed for the job. Yes normal candles will work but if your fishing in very hot conditions it can get messy.
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Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 10:51am
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Works for me mate, suggested it thinking he would probably already have it and if he doesn't its a good thing to have. Wax sounds like a good option all the same. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: JOLLY
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2011 at 11:50pm
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Rub it on the scuzz from behind your ear, side of nose or hair - depends how scuzzy you are, no doubt you'll have a scuzzy mate close by. My Kilwell surfcaster came with Rod wax for the joints.
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Posted By: markallan
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 9:58am
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Ok I used normal candle wax and it was still a b*arch to get apart. Having said that, it did come apart. Hopefully like most things it'll loosen after a few insertions? I bought some dry glide this morning, it claims to have Teflon in it...so might spray it on my pans too. |
Posted By: MarkE
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 10:11am
| Graphite powder works well too. |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 2:54pm
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They are made to allow for wear ,as in it wont go all the way in when new but in a couple of years of putting it together and pulling it apart it will ,so a little gap from new is meant to be. Much like a good Chic. ------------- Live Bait , the Lance Armstrong of catching KINGFISH |
Posted By: PoppinTonga
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 5:28pm
| Car wax, works in the tropics. I have 2 of those rods and have no problem getting them in or out. |
Posted By: Aaron32987
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 7:09pm
big  stellajigger!
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Posted By: six guns
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 8:56pm
Just get it wet and ram it in and destroy it for every one else. ------------- skull draging and taging |
Posted By: markallan
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2011 at 9:22pm
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Hahaha this really got out of hand quickly. The dry glide experiment is currently underway and if that fails I'll go with car wax. I think I...um....got an extra tight one. |
Posted By: Tomatron
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2011 at 1:16am
| Man, they make them like that on purpose they are not supposed to fit flushly together. You will do more damage forcing it together. They are designed to have a small taper to allow for wear so it will never be a sloppy join. Just put some candle wax on. |