The most modern reeds are made with very resistant materials that prevent them from breaking easily. However, there are many ways in which a fishing rod can break or damage components of the rod.
For these cases, the important thing will be to know how to repair broken fishing rod so you can continue enjoying it for a while longer. Let's review some recommendations from experts to be able to repair the rod or other element that has been damaged on our fishing trip.
How to repair a broken cane
Fiberglass rods are one of those that at some point can cause you some inconvenience. When this happens there are some basic steps to fix it so that it can serve us in another fishing trip.
- The edges of each broken end must be repaired. For very pronounced ones, the pronounced edges must be cut. When the break is of another type, it can be filed with coarse sandpaper.
- Make the measurement of the circumference of your cane to have an approximate of the material that you should use and that can fit in the broken part.
- If it is possible to get a hollow fiberglass rod, with this we can already have the broken piece that we will fit into the broken ends.
- The ideal is to put a good part of the rod in the fiberglass rod. It is necessary to take the corresponding measure so that the cane does not lose length with the repair.
- You should secure the cane and shaft with masking tape and epoxy resin. Everything to give an excellent reinforcement to this kind of patch.
- It is necessary to let it dry overnight and give that area a finish. All preventing the repair from failing and, at the same time, this affecting the line of use.
Rod guide repair
The guides are another of the elements of the cane that can fail. Fortunately, the guides are easy to get at fishing supply stores. It is then necessary to detach the original broken guide and carry out maintenance in the area to install the new guide.
Use the other guides to orient yourself in the position that you should leave your new guide. Ideally, wrap this new guide with fishing line, so that it is secure and the guide well fixed in place.
Recommendations to prevent your rod from breaking
There is some basic tips What to follow to give a long life to your rod and prevent it from being damaged, let's see:
- Check the splices of the rod in each fishing trip to supervise that they are not loose and damage can occur in that area.
- Avoid the blows that can be caused by weighted flies and other lures that can damage the rod due to continuous blows.
- Falls and bumps against rocks are another evil that afflicts rods and speeds up their breakage.
- Inadequate transportation, especially in the car.
- Very violent casts can damage the rod.
- Do the fishing focusing the piques only on the tip of the rods. The entire body of the rod must be used to extract the fish and use landing nets to finish fishing.
