removing rod tip

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Re: removing rod tip

Posted by: Fred Yarmolowicz (---.brick101.nj.comcast.net)

Date: April 30, 2005 09:10AM

Don,I ran into this and I too could not get it loose with heat.I was afraid of damaging the blank.Being that it was a heavy trolling rod I decieded to split the tip tube with a dremel and stick a screwdriver between the halves and twist.Care must be taken to keep the tube cool while cutting (cut through slowely and cool with water ).My theory with it being a trollng rod was that if I did overheat the tip and damage the blank it could afford to be a little shorter without a noticeable effect on performance.However, try boiling water for heat ,that usually does it for reel seats but at that end of the rod you can aplly a litte more muscle to break things loose.

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

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