Thread: Eradicator STS repair

I decided to try and repair my rod I broke the other day, the Abu Garcia 6'7" SUL STS. I've ordered a replacement top, but no telling when I will receive it.

I noticed the the rod was tubular at the tip. I rummaged around and found some guitar string to make a reinforcement, but it was just a tad under-sized, and the biggest I had was 0.018" (a heavy G string). I then found a sewing pin in the wife's sewing room that was just the right size. I scuffed it up with a file, then de-greased with some ISO. I carefully applied super glue and slid it into the lower half. I let it set up a while, and applied gentle heat with a blow dryer. An hour later, I put super glue on the stub, and slid the tip on it, being careful to align it, and dabbed off the excess while it was wet. I let it sit awhile, gently warming with the blow dryer. I may "paint" a little more super glue over the joint after an hour, or maybe some black fingernail polish. I will test it tomorrow on some of those big bream and shellcrackers I've been pounding lately.

Looks good! Who knows if it will last? It may break first cast, or last a long time. We shall see.