I was just taking the rods out of the back window of my trailblazer and the window slammed down on the rod and broke the last 6 inches of the rod completely off. I was planning to stop by Haddrells at South Windemere to have them look at it.
I have never had to fix this type of issue. Rod was a gift and more expensive than I would like to pay for a new one.
Suggestions? Recommendations on how/where to get it fixed?
On a side note, I went out at sunset in the fog to try some top water at a local boat landing. 5 or 6 blow ups, with 1 completely skying out of the water. No hookups though.
one of the guides on one of my cheapie surf rods rusted off so i sawed the remaining part off and took it to haddrells for a replacement. pretty sure i was in and out in 5 minutes if that and it cost me $7
I’ve had the same thing happen to me on two different rods. I just put new eyes on the end of each of them and have been using them ever since. THey both are a little more stiff but work great for big reds! My wife likes to refer to one of them as “little stumpy!”.
I’m not currently “in the business” so I’ll just offer my suggestions.
I will assume this is an inshore rod.
Yes, this can be fixed. It will not look like it did before, but you can still use it and it should not change “much” in the way of your original rod characteristics. The tip of your rod will be a bit heavier and that will slow the action of the rod a tad over what it had before the break…but that probably isn’t a game changer for you.
Whoever you find, be sure they explain what they will be doing to fix the problem. They will probably (read: they “should”) be using a sleeve over TOP of the rod blank to complete the repair. You want to be sure this sleeve material is more limber than the original rod blank. You don’t want to repair a high modulus graphite blank with a high modulus sleeve. Personally, I would be looking for a piece of an old fiberglass rod to fix it. The sleeve will (read: “should”) end up being around 1.5" long. That isn’t long, but you will obviously be able to see it.
“If” somehow there is a guide that could be placed on top of the repair section, it would disguise it…but that would take a lot of luck on your part…and with smashing it in the window already it doesn’t sound as though your luck is running on high at this time! LoL
Let us know who you find to make the repair and how it turns out for you!!! Good luck.
I’m not currently “in the business” so I’ll just offer my suggestions.
I will assume this is an inshore rod.
They will probably (read: they “should”) be using a sleeve over TOP of the rod blank to complete the repair. You want to be sure this sleeve material is more limber than the original rod blank. You don’t want to repair a high modulus graphite blank with a high modulus sleeve. Personally, I would be looking for a piece of an old fiberglass rod to fix it. The sleeve will (read: “should”) end up being around 1.5" long. That isn’t long, but you will obviously be able to see it.
Cape - I had the exact same problem as the poster has (top 2 eyelets worth of rod broken off by a tree branch on the way to the landing) and used your suggestion above. I sacrificed an old POS fiberglass rod to make a sleeve for it using a Dremel tool and cutting till I found just the right internal diameter in the sleeve. Waiting for the epoxy to dry now but the repair looks very good and I am sure will work perfectly. Thanks for the excellent advice!
I know this thread is a little dated, but, for G-Loomis owners out there, this info about their Xpeditor program may ease the pain of breaking a non-defective rod, accidentally. I used it about ten years ago for a broken steelhead rod. At that time, I believe the replacement fee was a flat 50.00. That has since doubled to 100.00, which covers shipping for your replacement rod and a pre-paid label to send your broken rod back to Loomis, after receiving your replacement. Still, a great alternative to full price replacement or living with a ‘boogered up’ premium rod.
I hate gloomis now after owning two…broken both of them twice. Only once was it clearly my fault the rest happened when setting the hook. Put the money towards a good reel instead, my favorite rod is a beat up $30 shimano rod with a stradic 5000fj.
