How I fixed my broken rod

I posted this in the main forum but thought I would share with the MO boys as well.

Have any of you ever broken a rod? Lol most of us have. I recently broke my 11ft Crappie Maxx that I really liked. BPS doesn't sell replacement halves so I was left with the option of putting a new eye on it and having a rod about 8" shorter or trying to somehow splice it back together. I watched a few videos on youtube but didn't like the finished product on most of them so I came up with my own way of doing it.


First I found a roll pin that fit snug in the two halves about an inch long. I used gorilla glue super glue gel and glued the roll pin into one half. After it cured I lined up and glued the other half onto the first. Then I took some 10 lb test braid and back served over the break about 2" total (1" on each side of the break. I finished it off with a couple top layers of superglue to bond everything together and harden/protect the braid.


Took all of 15 minutes to do and now that it has cured I have been torquing the heck out of it and it seems to be as good as new. I can't tell a difference in performance at all, and the repair is only the thickness of 10 lb mono (2lb diameter). I have no idea how long it will last but thought I would share with you guys in case you have a broken rod laying around that you miss. Didn't cost me a penny as I already had the materials. The only thing I could think of that would have made it better is to use a more flexible glue than super glue gel, but that is also what I use when I have to retie guides on and i've never had any problems with it.


If you have a better way please comment below. No sense in throwing away a $60 rod when you can fix it for pennies.

Hope it holds up for you!

The worst is it breaks again. Best it hauls in some crappie. Hope for the best.

Thanks for the gorilla glue suggestion. I have always used clear fingernail polish to fix guides etc. I can see where the superglue would dry much faster.


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Thanks for sharing!

For those kind of repairs I have always used a piece of Dowel rod that would fit and JB weld. It seems to have just enough flex but you shouldn't have any problem with yours. The most important thing you did was that wrap. That really helps spread the stress.

Great thread and thanks for the information. I have thrown a away a couple I could have fixed if I had known this.


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Originally Posted by Marine4life

Great thread and thanks for the information. I have thrown a away a couple I could have fixed if I had known this.

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X2. Wish I would've seen this about 4 months ago.

Using the super glue will also be a good way to protect the name tags on rigging rods


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Last year I broke a $170 bass rod. My friend said if I did not want it he would get it fixed. I told him since he is a cheapskate he could fix it if he gave it to his grandson. He agreed. The guy that fixed it has been in business for at least 50 years. Okly charged $15,and it was wrapped and epoxied. Not sure how he fixed it, but the boy loves that rod and it fishes great. I on the other hand found the warranty after I gave it away. It was warranted against breakage for 20 years. Being only 3 years old, I could have gotten a free replacement. Oh well, I have seen that boy smile while he fishes and that is worthy a lot. I know my story does not address your fix, just wanted to share. You did good and I hope you catch many more with your rod.

Hey, D....was it really a "free" replacement? Or more like, "free-with-a-$50-shipping-and-handling-charge", or some other such co-pay/deductible? If the former, what was the brand? Cuz I've just never heard anything like that these days.

That's a great idea! I was just going to throw out a rod with a broken tip, but now I may
try your suggestion to repair it. Just need to find something that small to fit in the tip
of a "light" rod. Thanx again for posting.
Dave

Dave, that is why I went the roll pin route. The area mine broke was so tiny on the inside, I'm not sure even a toothpick would have fit. For about $4 you can buy an assortment of roll pins at harbor freight to see exactly what size you need that has about a million pins in it.

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I did something similar but instead of a roll pin, I cut one of the boys old bicycle flag fiberglass poles to a 3" length. Chucked it up in a powerdrill and sanded it until it was the right tapered size to fit tight into either sides of the broken portions of the rod. Trim off the unsanded portion in the chuck.