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 levertonhatches |
Casting off the tip |
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Posts: 605 10/26/2009 08:00 |
In the thread about reel seats TG mentioned seeing a fisherman cast off his rod tip. I thought I was the only one who ever did this, and assumed that it was
related to a flaw in my casting stroke. If it's something I'm doing wrong that can be diagnosed in this format, I'd appreciate some advice. Thanks,
(t.o.) Martin |
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16parachuteadams |
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Posts: 348 10/26/2009 10:02 |
Hi, Ifyou are losing your tip while casting with metal ferrules, you either are not seating the male fully or are in need of a replacement ferrule due to wear.
Some English rods I've seen have elaborate little mechanisms or hooks for fastening the sections together to prevent this, always thought they were
overkill but maybe not.
I have had graphite tips come loose but never cane. Regards, 16pa |
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BobS |
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Posts: 1153 10/26/2009 11:49 |
Have had same experience as 16pa, i.e., have had graphite tips fly off, but never bamboo.
Also have read that the trick Brit fail-safe ferrules were pretty bad. Have no experience with them, but must say they look awkward. |
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tedgolden |
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Posts: 3047 10/26/2009 13:16 Moderator |
If the problem is with graphite or glass ferrules, a bit of wax on the male will help greatly.
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Booman2 |
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Posts: 598 10/26/2009 18:13 |
IMO the Brit bayonet ferrules were overly heavy but very good on spey rods as spey casting tends to cause rod sections to rotate. I've never had a NS
ferrule separate while casting, so can't help you in that regard.
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Ben Kann |
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Posts: 232 10/29/2009 09:17 |
I've had this happen with both bamboo and graphite (the loss of an unreplacable graphite tip is what originally started me looking at bamboo). Wax on
graphite is good. And the only times I've had metal ferrule tips fly off is with older rods, so re-plating the ferrules is the solution (Dave LeClair does
a very nice job).
Ben |
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levertonhatches |
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Posts: 606 10/29/2009 09:56 |
Thanks for the replies. I've cast the tips off cane rods with metal ferrules. Probably not seating the ferrule properly. Cheers,
M. |
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nwdlj |
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Posts: 106 10/30/2009 15:12 |
What I have noticed is that due to my loopy canted sidearm casting style, that the tip is torqued by the loading of the rod and can consequently work its way
loose, my spey rods being the worst culprit....after having cast off a couple of tips, I started watching the tips and noticed that the guides were canting
around as much as 45 degrees as the day went on. After hearing a telltale click, I then felt the ferrule and sure enough, it had worked its way loose....so now
I am always checking the tips for alignment as the day goes on and will usually make sure they are seated after casting them for a bit and have been worked a
bit....one opposite problem that I have had is by seating a cold rod in the morning, then using it in the warming sun during the day, the ferrules (both bamboo
and plastic) have constricted, effectively seizing them up making removal nigh on impossible as I don't force anything on a rod...way back when, I read an
old trick of placing them back in the cool water of the stream for a few minutes and they then always cool down to the original size and then slip off with
normal pressure...but the wax does work best, too bad its always at home when I need it, then the old schnooz has to come to the rescue...dj
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wb4tjh |
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Posts: 565 10/31/2009 11:10 |
Sounds like somebody might need a one piece rod....."They cast great, but their portability sucks". (Geirach)
Bill Anderson, SW Missouri |
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