black_co Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 (edited) OK, I have an old telescoping rod(older crappie rod), its one with the reel on the butt of the rod and the line runs through it. The base of the largest blank has a crack in it, it's about 6 inches from the bottom and is "U" shaped, kinda like somebody put something inside(flat screwdriver?) and pried out. The crack is about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/4 inches wide Otherwise it is a very serviceable rod. My questions is what would be the best way to fix this? Maybe a thread wrap made by heavy braided line or serving string(for making bow strings)? Any and all suggestions welcome. Thanks. Edited April 8, 2008 by black_co Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTfishingrods Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 (edited) Possibly try to sleeve it with a chunk of blank and then try to wrap it. Edited April 9, 2008 by MTfishingrods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_co Posted April 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thanks MT, I hadn't thought of that. Now do I have any blanks big enough.... will have to look when I get home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Va Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 If the crack is that close to the butt, then you might get by with epoxying the hole/crack and wrap it for looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTfishingrods Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 I think he could get by that way, problem is with a telescoping rod you get any epoxy dropping into the blank it wont telescope into that section any more. Thats why I had to edit my post above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black_co Posted April 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Well I went ahead and used epoxy and then wrapped it. The epoxy did not run/drip though it and if it had, I could have just reamed it smooth. I bought 8 of these rods(varying in length and number of sections), in various states for $5(total) at a garage sale. With this one repaired I now have 5 telescoping rods in working order. Thanks for all the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
