rod tip repair

[fish2live]

i have a thorn bros. custom rod and it has a lifetime warranty but, they are so far away from me. can i fix this my self or should i bring it in? the rod tip came loose seems like the glue let go

[BarryG]

They sell a repair kit just for that. They only cost a couple bucks at most any tackle store, very easy to use. I have one in my boat so that if anything happens all I have to do is put a little glue on and I'm back in the game! A couple weeks ago when I was at LOW someone stepped on my rod and broke it right at the tip, so I cut the rod at the next guide and put some glue on the end and fished it like that, and I won't bother trying to fix it and better because it works fine!

[metrojoe]

Take advantage of their warranty. Most likely you'll end up with a new rod.

[SteveWilson]

Yes you can fix it. The Fuji tip top glue (hot melt glue) is quite good and it's easy to reset the tip if you don't algin it correctly . Some folks use 5 minute epoxy but you need to be extra careful in aligning the tip (it's a PIA to realign a tip top that's been epoxied in). Before reattaching the tip top make sure that old glue is removed from the blank before regluing. Of course you can take it in to Thorne Brothers and they'll have it fixed in a couple of minutes.

[Northlander]

Send it to Thorne Brothers and have them honor the warranty. Thats why you buy rods from places like that isnt it? Thats why you pay big money for custom rods.

[fish2live]

well i didn't exactly buy the rod i won it at my company fishing tourny. a guy that works there comes every year and brings a custom rod that has the year and name of the company on it. and i got it this year thanks for the tips guys if i end up getting up that way i will swing in and have it fixed but, i think i will try the hot glue repair and if i have problems then i will bring it in, i think thats what they used anyway.