Connecting Your Rod Together

[trungie]

I had a talk to a guy at a tackle store and he said the best way to connect your rod together is to do a twist at the end to make it real tight. He mentioned that just pushing them straight together might get them wedged too tight and it'll be very hard to get them apart and then you'd have to use rubber gloves. And then to take them off you twist it off too.

I heard both sides of the story, someone else said 'straight on - no twist' and I guess I will hear both stories here too.

My question is for each way you believe you put your rod together, why do you do it that way?

[slinkymalinky]

G'day Geek,

I usually do a little twist... more because I'm aligning the runners than because I intend to. The main way to avoid stuck ferrules is to never, ever leave your rod assembled for extended periods. When I put my 2 piece rods back in the rack I separate the pieces then just lightly put the tip section back on for storage.

When I have rods where the ferrules seem a bit too sticky (which for some reason only seems to be with older rods... not sure if it's to do with wear or just the build quality of rods these days), I usually wax the male part of the ferrule. I just rub the end with the stub of a candle.

The wax lubricates the join but without making it slippery in a way that risks the tip flying off.

Cheers, Slinky

[NickN]

Good advice there from slinky.

I also take my 2 piece rods apart after use and store them as such with rod wraps to keep them secure.