Lots of folks seem to have broken and repaired rods. Last year our group broke one and our old sailor repaired it using parachute cord. It was tight and worked! How did you fix yours? Got a picture?

Never had to repair a broken rod but once lost my rod on a backpacking trip then had someone steal my food and wound up feeding myself by catching trout flyfishing with line tied to my hiking stick.

In a bind one could probably troll using a treebranch if they had to.

Much better to take 2 poles though. If not at least take some rod tips and glue.

Yes, for $3.00 you can get a rod repair kit with 3 tips. wieghs about 2 oz. You heat the glue up and slide the tip on. A person learns these things with kids around.

it most likely will be the end of the rod that will break.

DD

One year I was trying to get a northern off my bait and sat my pole behing me in the canoe while holding the line and fish ( thought I had it ) and the fish got wild, jumped out of my hands and drug my pole right in the water. We could see it on the bottom for awhile and tried to fish it out but the only problem was that the northern was still on the bait and it kept moving. Eventually lost sight of it and all we could see was a trail of bubbles into the deep water, so I lost about a $150.00 casting outfit. LOL!!!!!!

Well, if you slam the rod in a door, it won't be the tip that beaks. But fortunately once you start your trip in the BWCA, there aren't any doors.

I have one of those kits with a glue stick, rod tip, and two guides. Then I have duct tape. So far, that's all I have ever needed.

The rod tips are a good idea to carry though I always have a back up rod. I have also repaired a broken rod by whitling down a small stick to fit inside the rod and then using some of the glass cloth and epoxy from my emergency canoe repair kit I carry. This makes a very good repair.

Although not a "field repair", I s'pose it could be done at camp: Broke rod about 6-8" above 2-piece joint. Used a long finish nail slightly smaller than I.D. of rod for a sleeve. Coated it with 2-part "JB Weld" (epoxy glue would probably work too) Smeared layer on outside too,lapping 3-4" over the break. That's been a thousand casts ago (6 yrs.) and it's still working!! A couple of crayon size tubes and 3-4 finish nails would probably do the trick in a pinch.(Must admit though, it hasn't had a fish on bigger than 2 lb. since, and I fish 2-4 lb. line as it's a light action panfish/crappie rod.)Handled a 2 lb. smallie though in a river):) oth

overthehill,

I think it is time for a new rod.

DD

That is why we always carry at least 1 back up per group. 3 years ago on Rush lake my buddy and I were having a longest cast contest to entertain ourselves. He had tied on a big trout spoon and was clearly out distancing me. Being a good sport he handed his rod over for me to give it a huck. My hands were wet and when I gave it a mighty heave, a little slippage occurred and his rod and reel went a good twenty yards. A fair distance but not the out come I was looking for. D-

Would fiberglass cloth, soaked in epoxy repair a broken rod? Both these items are in my repair kit that goes along on all trips. I have never fixed a broken rod but this should work? A couple of eyes and a tip would be small enough to add to the repair kit as well.

I bring two backups. I have one rod rigged for live bait and one rigged for artificials in the canoe. The third is safely back at camp...just in case :- )

whiteh20, yes the fiberglass works very well, even if you rent your canoes and don't carry a patch kit most everyone carryes some epoxy or super glue. Cut a stip of cloth from your bandana which soaked in epoxy or glue will also fix a broken rod or attach a new guide. I always carry a small sewing kit and a new line guide can be attached by winding thread around it and coating it with what ever type of epoxy you carry. You can also repair tent poles with the cloth/fiberglass and epoxy method.
If you only going to carry one pole I recommend a Ugly Stick.

I broke a rod last year. I doubled over the rod and wrapped it tightly with duct tape. Worked fine for the rest of the trip and threw it away when I got home.

Voodew,
Was it near fourtown? we fished up a rod and reel combo by doing some "technical casting" ha...nothing worth saving, but we did carry it out and through it away later.

Extra tips and rod cement (the kind you burn) Loctite Super Glue and Spider wire to repair guides, and such. Two things I don't go without... Loctite Super glue and spiderwire type line.

Bruce