Fireball Lures Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 Hey guys I have a 6'9" Kistler Drop Shot rod that I broke the tip on putting it into my boat last weekend during a tournament. I've never built rods or even repaired one before but the tip broke about 2" below the top eye on the rod tip. Is there any hope in fixing it or do I just get a new one, just wanted some more opinions before I spend another $169.00 for a new one. Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsac Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 If you can't fix it, email them before you buy a new one. I realize you broke it, but they might be willing to replace it for a fraction of the price of a new one. (I have one of 6'9" Dropshot rods and love it!) Here is there online form to ask questions: http://www.fishingworld.com/KistlerRods/ContactUs.tmpl?Cart=10821638556679595 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 First thing to do is contact Kistler. I'm not familiar at all with their warranty policy, but many companies will replace your rod. It all depends. Don't lie and feed them a line of crap about how it broke. Be honest and straight forward about it and they may just give you a new rod. They may replace it for a fee. That break is too close to the tip to make a good repair. You could get a new tip top for it and glue it to your shortened rod. It will change the action a bit. But it still may be acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maze Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 You've gotten the best advice possible already. That close to the top shouldn't have much impact on the rods performance. Contact them before doing the repair. You may get a nice reply. If not, I'll walk you through the tip top install. Maze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beentheredonethat Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Fireball Lures - Contact Ralph O'Quinn...he's the foremost rod-repair guru. He would be able to tell you if that rod can be repaired. Here's link to a repair article he wrote for RodMaker magazine. Maze is correct, shipping costs are high ($15 and up) for 7' rods. http://www.rodbuilding.org/library/repair-oquinn.html His email is : uforty@pstbbs.com btdt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
