Rod repair gosford region

[essjay]

Hello

I snapped yet another Samurai rod recently, this time by what i claim to be no fault of my own for a change ( the tip) so i need a new tip fitted to it as I like the rod and its too much money to throw away.

Can someone PM me me the details of someone local who can replace/refit a correctly sized Fuji tip on my beloved 3-6lb please?

 

Note Erina and Gosford are both close by to me.

[Little_Flatty]

Hi @essjay, A rod tip repair should be a very quick operation for any specialist tackle store (i.e. not a chain shop). Maybe call a couple in your local area and if they have stock of tips, you should be in and out in five minutes (probably with a few impulse purchases in tow🤣).

[essjay]

Its the impulse purchases i fear 

[XD351]

Or you could do it yourself - sometimes the original tip is a little loose fit on the blank and if you heat up the original tip with a cigarette lighter it will soften the glue and you can pull the broken rod blank end out of the tip and see if it will slip over the end where the blank broke and glue it back on . If not the big stores have a basic range of Fuji tips and guides , it’s just a matter of finding one that is a close fit and gluing it on with  either epoxy or the Fuji hot melt glue which these stores also sell . If you want it fixed so it has the same style of tip as the guides and matching binding then you will have to find a tackle store that can either do it or get it done - and it will cost you ! You may have to go up to Newcastle or down to Sydney to find a shop though - they are getting hard to find 

There used to be one at budgewoi but it may have shut down - I dunno . 
 

forgot to mention look around on facebook for rod building groups or pages - might be someone on there that is local to you and can help . 

Edited January 7 by XD351

[Mike Sydney]

I recently had a rod tip repaired at local tackle shop (ages from you, Beverley Hills and he used the lighter as described to heat the tip and it slid right off. He then melted a new one back on. In and out five minutes and $7 for the new tip.

[XD351]

One gripe I do have is how the rod tips are packaged- in a plastic bag , you can’t walk into one of those big stores and test fit the tip . It would make life much easier if they packaged them so the ferrule section is accessible , I suppose you could stab a hole in the bag but I didn’t tell you that ok 🤣🤣

Even if you want to buy one online you need to know what diameter the end of the blank is which you really need a vernier , dial or digital calliper for as ferrule sizes go up in 0.2mm steps iirc

And just in case I’m confusing anyone- the ferrule ( as I know it )is the tube section on a rod tip where the blank slides in and is fixed in place with an adhesive . 

Edited January 7 by XD351

[xerotao]

Can always grab a set of vernier calipers, measure and purchase a tip of your choice.

[Little_Flatty]

1 hour ago, Mike Sydney said:

I recently had a rod tip repaired at local tackle shop (ages from you, Beverley Hills and he used the lighter as described to heat the tip and it slid right off. He then melted a new one back on. In and out five minutes and $7 for the new tip.

That’s pretty much the process and well within the capabilities of your average local tackle shop. You can do this yourself if you can find the right tip.

[essjay]

Ended up taking it down to Sydney to a proper tackle place , thanks all the same.