Sad Day for My Lunakia Lineup...

Tomorrow is the new 752 Lunakia maiden voyage to the Lake.

So I figured how better to commemorate the event than by just taking its siblings with it.

Pulled the 63 out of the closet and strung her up, as soon as some tension went to the tip, a nice big split showed its ugly self about 4” down from the top guide.

I can only assume from the way it looks that somewhere along the way I have recently hit the tip section in this area good enough to separate the fibers, but not break it off, because the tension on that tip was part of its natural curve while strung up and it did not take any pressure at all, it just kind of collapsed into a right angle. Which of course I knew immediately was not right and my stomach rolled.

Looks like its just the 610 and 752 headed out.

On the hunt now for a new tip section.....

That sure is sad :( going to order a tip or can you?

Sorry to hear that, I know it has to be really upsetting.

And just like that I have a tip on the way.

Chris at Finesse Fishing had one in stock to sell me.

Will be fixed back up in no time.

Sorry to hear that. Most of us who go down this road experience this.


Regards


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Did it break at or under a quide or a area away from the guide?

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Originally Posted by Yodie

Tomorrow is the new 752 Lunakia maiden voyage to the Lake.

So I figured how better to commemorate the event than by just taking its siblings with it.

Pulled the 63 out of the closet and strung her up, as soon as some tension went to the tip, a nice big split showed its ugly self about 4” down from the top guide.

I can only assume from the way it looks that somewhere along the way I have recently hit the tip section in this area good enough to separate the fibers, but not break it off, because the tension on that tip was part of its natural curve while strung up and it did not take any pressure at all, it just kind of collapsed into a right angle. Which of course I knew immediately was not right and my stomach rolled.

Looks like its just the 610 and 752 headed out.

On the hunt now for a new tip section.....

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Originally Posted by z520tom

Did it break at or under a quide or a area away from the guide?

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Just measured, 2.9” below top guide and 1.7” above next guide down.

The fibers are crushed in that spot and just slated from each other, it’s still in one piece, just floppy


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:yikes

You probably did something to it then. If it failed at or under a guide it would have been caused by improper guide foot prep or excessive thread wrapping pressure which causes the blank to be deformed from round to oval. You got a replacement on the way so problem solved.

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Just measured, 2.9” below top guide and 1.7” above next guide down.

The fibers are crushed in that spot and just slated from each other, it’s still in one piece, just floppy


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Sorry to hear Yodie! Of course I only have the Tict Finesse to marvel over but I can only imagine how you must feel...those JDM tip sections do look very fragile.

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Originally Posted by LVSpinfisher1

Sorry to hear Yodie! Of course I only have the Tict Finesse to marvel over but I can only imagine how you must feel...those JDM tip sections do look very fragile.

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They do look fragile, LVS, but they can take more than you might imagine. I’ve had my 63 bent at the tip pretty good. That said, I try to be careful and especially not whack it on anything.
Bob

So sorry for you, I have four nice JDM rods, I have been wondering when the sad day will come. Fish on!

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They do look fragile, LVS, but they can take more than you might imagine. I’ve had my 63 bent at the tip pretty good. That said, I try to be careful and especially not whack it on anything.
Bob

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Whacked it on something I did a few years ago Bob, my old emerald green 2wt fly rod against a boulder trying to free line from vegetation when it got loose at an impossible moment..lol. Oh how I miss that little green sunfish rod. Lesson learned!

Happens. I know - I've broken 2! :banghead

snapped a brand new rod in half midway just yesterday only testing my drag a bit , i have not a clue why it broke where it did , but it was in a smooth arch and when it snapped it spanked my belly right nicely and left a whelp :Rofl

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snapped a brand new rod in half midway just yesterday only testing my drag a bit , i have not a clue why it broke where it did , but it was in a smooth arch and when it snapped it spanked my belly right nicely and left a whelp :Rofl

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OUCH! Being it is new maybe a flaw in the blank! Yeah, I bet that smarted!
Bob

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Whacked it on something I did a few years ago Bob, my old emerald green 2wt fly rod against a boulder trying to free line from vegetation when it got loose at an impossible moment..lol. Oh how I miss that little green sunfish rod. Lesson learned!

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Yep, a few years back I broke right at the tip my Scott 5 wgt. I have never gotten around to the repair. I just have to VERY carefully drill out the tip top and reglue it. The action should not be affected at all. While on that subject, what would be a good glue to use to reattach it?
Bob

All is new again with a silver lining.

Got my replacement top section in from Chris at Finesse Fishing, excellent service provider by the way, can’t ask for a better person to deal with.

New tip section is perfect.

The silver lining is that I was able to cleanly break the tip the rest of the way off right at the next guide down from the fracture and play with it a bit of the rod, it still has great action, albeit quite a bit more power in place now. Will make an excellent light lime jig n eel/jig n worm rod, so now my 63 Luna has two lives to live: one as a sweet little 6 foot 3 UL/XF gill getter and another as a light line white/black bass 5 foot 10 rod. Will be ordering a proper tip top for this section and removing the foot guide that’s at the tip now.

Alls well that ends well, minus the $150 for the new tip section.

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Yep, a few years back I broke right at the tip my Scott 5 wgt. I have never gotten around to the repair. I just have to VERY carefully drill out the tip top and reglue it. The action should not be affected at all. While on that subject, what would be a good glue to use to reattach it?
Bob

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Two part epoxy strongest glue I know but I’ve never fix a broken tip before. Good luck though Bob. Let us know how you do it!:)


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Originally Posted by Yodie

All is new again with a silver lining.

Got my replacement top section in from Chris at Finesse Fishing, excellent service provider by the way, can’t ask for a better person to deal with.

New tip section is perfect.

The silver lining is that I was able to cleanly break the tip the rest of the way off right at the next guide down from the fracture and play with it a bit of the rod, it still has great action, albeit quite a bit more power in place now. Will make an excellent light lime jig n eel/jig n worm rod, so now my 63 Luna has two lives to live: one as a sweet little 6 foot 3 UL/XF gill getter and another as a light line white/black bass 5 foot 10 rod. Will be ordering a proper tip top for this section and removing the foot guide that’s at the tip now.

Alls well that ends well, minus the $150 for the new tip section.

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I would only use ferrule glue. If you use anything else and want to remove it for some reason it might not come off with other glues and epoxies.

Regards


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Originally Posted by BobC

Yep, a few years back I broke right at the tip my Scott 5 wgt. I have never gotten around to the repair. I just have to VERY carefully drill out the tip top and reglue it. The action should not be affected at all. While on that subject, what would be a good glue to use to reattach it?
Bob

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I’ve always used ferrule/guide tip glue.

The ones I’ve used are heat activated and will come loose if needed like Randy said.

Mudhole or Netcraft would have it.

Used to most sporting goods stores sold a Fuji tip kit with multiples tips and a stock of the glue for pretty cheap. This tips will most likely be too large, but the glue is what you need.


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Originally Posted by Yodie

I’ve always used ferrule/guide tip glue.

The ones I’ve used are heat activated and will come loose if needed like Randy said.

Mudhole or Netcraft would have it.

Used to most sporting goods stores sold a Fuji tip kit with multiples tips and a stock of the glue for pretty cheap. This tips will most likely be too large, but the glue is what you need.


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If I’m careful I can drill out or heat up and save the original tip. The break is < 1” from the bottom of the tip top. No rush-I want to do this right. I think I will have to wrap on some thread to get the thickness right, and then glue the tip top. I don’t want to hijack the thread here, I’ll post another thread elsewhere.
Thanks,
Bob

Hot melt glue from any hardware store works, too.

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Originally Posted by no1son

Hot melt glue from any hardware store works, too.

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I’ve always wondered what difference between hot melt glue and fertile glue is.

I might just try it out, I have some really awesome gorilla glue sticks.


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