Quote Originally Posted by richw46 View Post
Not sure if this is a good place but I'll ask my question anyway. You have an intimate knowledge of rod building. :-) I have a Team Diawa Power Mesh (carbon?) rod that is broken about a foot from the tip. What I’ve found online are instructions to saw the butt portion down to where the tip will fit into the hollow section, epoxy, use thread to wrap the connection, then epoxy it and let dry. If I do it this way then I think I’ll lose about 10-12” of rod in order to get the 2 pieces to fit together.

I was hoping to use a ferrule of some sort but I can't find any that small. If I did cut it down, how do you fill the gap between the sections before you do the wrap? Epoxy?

I appreciate any help.

Thanks
Rich
Ryan/ZX150 is right. Where your rod is broken, it will be difficult to fix, and if fixed, it will not be the same. Your best bet is to just put a tip on where it broke and use it if you can. Anytime you break near the tip, it's not going to be the same rod fixed. It requires a fiberglass inner sleeve and an outer sleeve. That is a lot a weight near the tip.