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I have a St. Croix Ice legend rod that got broke last weekend while putting it in the rod case. About an inch of the tip has broken off along with the eye/spring bobber. I was trying (with no success) to remove the rod tip that is connected to the eye/spring bobber to attempt to glue it back on where it broke off and salvage the rod. Does anyone know if it is glued on or what the best way to remove it would be? I would appreciate any help, thanks in advance.

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If I recall correctly, The Legend has a twin tip top. And I could be wrong but it looked to me like it was 2 single foot fly guides (one on each side) and was wrapped in place. If that is the case you will need cut them loose and retie them. Other wise heat to remove and re glue it

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If I recall correctly, The Legend has a twin tip top. And I could be wrong but it looked to me like it was 2 single foot fly guides (one on each side) and was wrapped in place. If that is the case you will need cut them loose and retie them. Other wise heat to remove and re glue it

I'm pretty sure the tip isn't wrapped on a legend. I believe it is slightly crimped - I know that doesn't sound right, but the tip guide looks like the metal sleeve has a small crimp in the ones I have. If not crimped using the string, lighter and pulling should work.

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It is not wrapped, it looks crimped. That is why I tried just pulling instead of heating it up. I have a hot glue gun, I will try to heat it up with that and pull on it. Thanks for the replies. That is why I love this site, everyone is usually so helpfull. Hopefully it will work as they are $50 rods.

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It's glued on, heat will loosen up the glue. The tip is composed of the tip and a single foot guide braised on to the tip making it a one piece. A very easy idea to reproduce if you want to build your own. The rod blank they use is very easy to break. I finally built my own version of the St. Croix design on Thorne Brothers blanks, works much better and doesn't break.

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