JDM rods relating to Panfish

Not a good start start to the weekend. With impending bad weather headed this way I thought a quick trip to the creek before the rain arrived might yield some pre-frontal fishing action. A few small Gills pecked at my offerings and a couple were fooled and hooked. No pics as I had stowed my phone away in the tackle bag to stay dry. The rains came, not hard but enough to get me wet on the walk back to the truck. Then it happened! While taking my rod apart to put in the back seat of the truck the top section was kinda snug/stuck and when it suddenly separated I rammed the tip into the side of the truck and it SNAPPED! Gosh that made me sick. I have broken two rods in the last couple years, both due to operator error but this one....just Ugh. Going down this UL road I realize more caution/common sense is necessary and stuff is going to happen but man this one stinks. I have emailed Digitaka for possible replacement tops for purchase and our resident JDM guru for advice. Pic below, caution to fellow fisher- persons, not a pretty sight.
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If you have any suggestions (positive) I am all ears.


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Originally Posted by StantheMan2567

Not a good start start to the weekend. With impending bad weather headed this way I thought a quick trip to the creek before the rain arrived might yield some pre-frontal fishing action. A few small Gills pecked at my offerings and a couple were fooled and hooked. No pics as I had stowed my phone away in the tackle bag to stay dry. The rains came, not hard but enough to get me wet on the walk back to the truck. Then it happened! While taking my rod apart to put in the back seat of the truck the top section was kinda snug/stuck and when it suddenly separated I rammed the tip into the side of the truck and it SNAPPED! Gosh that made me sick. I have broken two rods in the last couple years, both due to operator error but this one....just Ugh. Going down this UL road I realize more caution/common sense is necessary and stuff is going to happen but man this one stinks. I have emailed Digitaka for possible replacement tops for purchase and our resident JDM guru for advice. Pic below, caution to fellow fisher- persons, not a pretty sight.
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If you have any suggestions (positive) I am all ears.


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If it had been a clean break you might could have gotten away with putting a new tip top.....although the action would have changed. But since it is split a rod repair would require more of the tip to be cut back which would turn it into something totally different. The reason I know that is I’ve done it to 4....my nephew did it to one...and my son broke the first Ajing rod I gave him. Tough pill to swallow. Here’s just a thought....cut it back and put new tip on and have a great drop shot rod. Not much solace but it would make an excellent drop shot rod.

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Dang man hate to hear that. That is a hard pill to swallow. Hopefully you can find a replacement top.

Stan does the blank have a hollow tip or a solid tip?

Solid tip/top.


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Well that sucks, sorry to hear about your misfortune.

Hopefully you can purchase a new upper section at an affordable price!

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Solid tip/top.


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I have repaired a tubular tip before. I put a piece of stiff stainless wire inside with epoxy, then wrapped the whole area with thread and epoxy. It worked for a long time.

Since that tip is solid, you could try to find a thin walled metal sleeve that would fit over it and epoxy it all back together. Maybe that would work. If not, you could cut it off and add a new tip guide.

How do the solid tip JDM rods hold up in cold weather?

Good question, supposed to be brutally cold here (for us) a couple days this week, but this old boy is staying in the house and stoking the fire.:popcorn

Why would they not hold up well in cold weather? :dono