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multi-section fly rod question
Posted by:
Mike Rademacher
(---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: August 05, 2009 07:56PM
i am working on a 4 piece fly rod and am wondering should i be inserting a "plug" into the top of each section...it seems to any of my factory fly rods seem to have a little flexible plug in the top of each section so that they aren't "open ended".
thoughts on whether this needs to be done or not are welcome and appreciated ... also, if i should be doing this, what material is appropriate. thanks Re: multi-section fly rod question
Posted by:
Brian Morrow
(---.neo.res.rr.com)
Date: August 05, 2009 07:58PM
First thing that pops in to my mind... if it was required it would have been inserted by the manufacturer.
That's just my 2¢.. and not usually worth much. Tight wraps! Re: multi-section fly rod question
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: August 05, 2009 08:14PM
It's a good idea to plug them. Use EVA, cork or even a pat of RodBond.
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Posted by:
Herb Ladenheim
(---.hsd1.fl.comcast.net)
Date: August 05, 2009 10:41PM
I use black silicone or clear Goop - but do it.
Herb Re: multi-section fly rod question
Posted by:
Bruce Robb
(---.fai.dsl.dynamic.acsalaska.net)
Date: August 05, 2009 11:03PM
Why is this a good thing to do? Pesco Ergo Sum Re: multi-section fly rod question
Posted by:
Tony Dowson
(---.ok.shawcable.net)
Date: August 06, 2009 06:13AM
Unless you are fishing from a boat all the time fishing rods get stood up or laid down on the ground quite frequently and filling the hole in the end of each male ferrule helps to keep dirt from falling down in to the shaft.
Many factory rods come with the ends filled already but if not then a little plug made of silicone or flexible epoxy like Rod Bond does the job nicely. Re: multi-section fly rod question
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: August 06, 2009 07:35AM
A good tube is structurally sound everywhere but on the very ends. The ends are where minute cracks can develop. Plugging the ends with a firm yet flexible material helps reduce the tendency to crack or split as the end goes oval.
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