I built a spinning rod with a split grip a while ago and ran over the handle with my boat trailer. The reel was toast. The handle, in the split, was split lengthwise but didn't interfere with anything until I set the hook yesterday on a bass. I heard a crack and the handle is now soft and springy. I was thinking about wrapping the whole split section and finishing it. Is there a better way to repair my best worm rod? Thanks.

Wrapping it won't help anything. You will have to sleeve it internally to regain use of the rod.

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You could cut the rod at the grip section by the reel seat and insert and glue a section of rod blank into the rod end, cut the section to length and add the rear grip knob. That should keep the weight change to a minimum.

If the blank section doesn't match the rod it can be painted or decorative wrapped if the additional weight is of no concern.

Good luck

John.

Thanks. The rod was a little tip heavy so I glued, JB Weld, a sleeve in it.

JB Weld? Not good. You need something that has a bit of give to it, and at less weight. Strength isn't the issue in these circumstances.


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Actually, if the right JB weld was used, it is just fine.

Best wishes

Too late gentlemen. I needed to take up a few thousandths and the thick JB Weld worked fine.

Note:
Here are all of the products that are called "JB Weld"

[www.jbweld.com]

For example:
This product is really typical 5 minute epoxy:

[www.jbweld.com]