Fly Rod Tip repair?

[Ryan R]

Well to start my morning off right I just broke the damn tip off(almost right at the last line guide) of my 1 week old rod!:crap: It's a 7-piece travel rod. Now I've replaced the end guide on broken spinning rod tips in the past but is it worth it on a fly rod or should I just try to get the entire last piece of the rod replaced from the company? I'd appreciate any advice y'all could give me on this.

I was really starting to like this rod too. First I get my 5wt setup stolen and now I break the rod I replaced it with.

 

[Bamboozle]

A shorter tip section may destroy the soul of the rod's action; or you may like it better.

But if I was you, I would get a new tip section. If it isn't warranty, that is usually the cheapest section to replace. Unfortunately you may be without your rod until the repair is made since most manufacturers want the whole rod returned when they do a repair.

Good luck!

 

[Petergoodman]

Go back to where you bought the rod - there is likely some kind of warrenty from the manuafacturer where you send the rod back and they match a new tip up for you.

 

[quality time]

I agree with Bamboozle, probably best to get the section replaced as the break sounds like it is down a ways.

I was also wondering if you charged the rod on a credit card that offers some type of automatic purchasers insurance? I have never put in a claim, but it does appear that some of those programs may reimburse for this type of repair. Rod is only a week old, so may be worth a phone call to the credit card company.

Q.T.

 

[Ryan R]

Just got back from mowing my grandmother's lawn, thanks for the advice guys. It broke almost right at the tip, just below the metal of the last guide. About 1.5" off the 8'5" rod it was. It was a Cabela's Stowaway 7 model. It was on sale 50% off, I'll call the fly shop at the store and see what's up. Worst case scenario I guess is if I have to buy a new one, hopefully at the same price and I'll put a new guide on the tip of the old one as a spare. Hopefully it wouldn't change the action much.

 

[Stimulator]

You may want to just stick a new tip top on the rod and cast it to see how much different it feels. May not be a big deal. If it is, you can still try to get the section replaced. Just tell them you did a temporary repair while on a fishing trip.