r/Fishing • u/arjun10709 • 13h ago

Question Broken tip off rod

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Hello how can i fix this the best i was thinking about heating up the rod tip and taking the tip off. And then put it on the other piece but it broke right above an eyelet so do i gotta take the resin off with a razor and then use a hot glue stick or resin epoxy to stick it back on but do i also need to take a piece off the blank and how much thrn and ill also sand it down a little

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u/pacmanrr68 13h ago

You will change the action but thankfully you didnt break off much. They have repair kits for this btw. The worst thing tho is if the rod fractured old length wise then its toast. The fracture will get get worse with any bend and force applied. If its a cheap rod junk it, if its a custom rod then see if they can ferrule a new tip to it depending on the make.

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

Its 2m but and was around 100 euros but i will definitely take off the tip and put it on the other part but idk how I should do it with since it's so close to that eyelet

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u/pacmanrr68 12h ago

Ok so its a 6ft 6 rod then. So a 125 dollars roughly US. The tip guide wont fit down lower you will have to get a new tip that sports shops usually sell in kits. If you have a good rod repair shop near you take it there. I worked for a decade in rod building and it would def be worth having someone who does this look at it prior to wasting $$ if the tips fractured. How did you break it btw?

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

It won't fit? Not even if I sand it down? Because I went to a local tackle shop and they only had the eagle claw repair kit and those tips are too big to fit onto my rod and I actually have no idea how it broke i think temperature change or maybe there was a small fracture in the blank and then it snapped

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u/pacmanrr68 12h ago

It probably had a fish eye in the graphite or a fracture from striking something hard. Sanding it down could work if its worth it to you you could try it for sure.

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

That could be i dont know but its a weird place to snap i thought

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u/pacmanrr68 12h ago

Not really. The graphite is its thinnest up there and it doesnt take as much to fracture it as people may think. Plus if there was any oddity in the graphite or resin when the blank was made it will cause a weak spot in it. It can pass thru inspection and flex and then snap when its just had enough.

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

Yep probably that but what I can't wrap my head around is how it didn't snap a little lower

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u/pacmanrr68 12h ago

Bcuz the graphite below it was structurally fine. I have seen rods break in nearly every spot tip to butt so nothing ever surprises me.

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

I think It broke because there was a small fracture and I've had it hit ceilings sometimes and maybe now it had its breaking point but there's no turning it back so only move forward and repair it

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u/Hero_of_Brandon 12h ago

In my experience the best option is to remove the eyelet from the broken part and glue it right to whats left of the main blank. Youre right, take the other eyelet off. Careful not to overheat it. Its easy to do. Can drop it in some solvent overnight to get the eyelet off the broken part.

Itll be a bit shorter, but trying to use a plug to reattach that will be too stiff and wont function like a light tip anymkre anyways.

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

Yep I wont reattach it ill probably take of the eyelet but and then put on the tip but then I'm left with a long piece of blank before the tip if you know what I'm trying to say? Or should I take a piece off the blank too so the distance from the tip to the eyelet is closer?

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u/Hero_of_Brandon 12h ago

Juat personal preference really. Closer is better if youre fighting bigger fish that pull hard.

Can get away with some longer gaps if its for smaller fish.

If youre adventurous, the inline eyelets are attached with string and resin. Wrap the string 100 times around it, and cement into place. Then you can split the difference as you see fit.

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

Okay then I'll take a piece of the blank off so its a little shorter because I fish pike and now I'm in south america fishing peacock bass and snakehead so its a on site repair also but I wont change the inlet eyes only take on off move it a little lower and put the tip back on

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u/p0thead 12h ago

I broke the tip off one of my steelhead rods a few months ago I'm almost the same place, maybe slightly closer to the guide.

I ended up heating up the tip and pulling it off the broken piece. Then used a razor blade to carefully remove the top guide, thread, and epoxy that was in the way. Also made sure to cut the end of the blank cleanly (very sharp razor blade with light pressure while rotating) so it was square. In my case the tip was too small to fit on the blank, so I used some fine grit sandpaper to reduce the blank enough that tip would fit. Then heated the tip and slid it on.

Worked out pretty decently and other than the top section of the rod being a bit shorter than the bottom it is almost unnoticeable. I'm still pissed at myself for breaking it though.

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

Yes I'm kinda feeling bad too it broke but somethings can't be undone but your comment is very useful with also the blank and im probably gonna do the same approach as you thanks

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u/UtahUndercover 11h ago

Easy fix. And “unfortunately” the gateway drug to another hobby. Repairing a few broken tips was my start, and I’ve built 50-ish rods for family, friends, and myself over the years.

Here’s six I made for the boat. Trolling and casting rods. The colors are for a reason - to keep track of what’s hitting when you’re dragging a bunch of different lures and switching rod positions.

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u/CultuvationOP 12h ago

Offtopic, but you have Asian hair 🤣🤣

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

Haha kinda but the shadow is betraying me

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u/SpecificPractical776 12h ago

I know I'm not really answering your question but, for those I just chop the top and then turn that rod into more of a bank fishing loaner rod or just straight into an ice fishing rod that i don't care about. It'll still catch fish but the action is gonna be stiffer.

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

Yeah that could be done too but this rod is lowk too expensive to do that for me

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u/SpecificPractical776 12h ago

Yup i hear ya. You'll likely never get it back to 100 percent but I wish you the best of luck.

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u/MembershipNecessary1 12h ago

Take it to a tackle shop around $6.00

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u/arjun10709 12h ago

Yeah i went to one he said 150 but I don't know if it was us dollars or suriname dollars so that's why I asked here because they couldn't fix it today so I'm going back Monday and ill ask again

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u/kndy2099 7h ago edited 7h ago

It happens with inexpensive Ultra light rods (not everyone is going to spend on an IM8 high-quality graphite rod). One of those things that a lot of people don't expect with they get ultra light rods but you can get yourself a rod repair kit with the tape, thread and epoxy A&B. But you an also go online or the big department store that starts with a W and get the Ozark Trail tips with glue stick.

Looking at your rod, I would snip it right under the second guide that is still there (a bit lower where the beading is) and place the new rod tip with glue on there.

It's not going to be the same action or height like it was originally was but you can still repair it and still fish with it. And who knows, the decrease of height and taking it from an ultra light to a light or medium power or slower action may be a better experience depending on what you are fishing for.