Rod Tip

[flyman013]

My wife got me a new trolling combo for Valentine's day this year (yeah, she's great). I just spooled it up and noticed the little plastic inner ring was missing from the tip, so it is just a metal ring. Do you guys think it will be Ok for trolling if I'm using straight 20 Lb. monofilament? If not, do you have any suggestions on a fix? And like always, we lost the receipt, so no return. Here is a picture of what I'm talking about. Thanks for any advice!

[mattmishler]

I would replace it. We had one do it on a rigger rod and there was the smallest knick in the metal and you could feel where the mono was rubbing.. The way i look at its a 2$ replacement and save you 20-30 dollars in the end. jmo

[fishsniffer]

i wouldnt use it...i would suggest putting a twilli tip on it..probably not practical if youre using it as a rigger rod..but i definatly wouldnt use it like that.

[Sea-Mac]

I also recommend putting a new tip on. Very easy and inexpensive to do. You could also try checking with the manufacturer to see if they have replacement rings available.

I use super glue around every eyelet on every rod to help keep them from falling out.

[Priority1]

If the rod is new, why not take it back? Replacing a tip is no big deal.

[willfishforfood]

Replacing the tip is easy. You can heat the tiptop with a lighter and it will pull right off.

Do not over heat the tip. Most tackle shops have replacement and glue it back on with

5 min Epoxy and your good to go. If you can't find a tip PM me.

[GLF]

Hey Peter.....D & R Sports has replacement tips. Bring the rod with you and make sure you get the correct one.

[2UNREEL]

Had the same problem last year, didn't realize the new rod had a cracked ring and when the mono payed out I saw a fuzzy string coming off my line. Lucky I reeled it in without a fish cause my mono became 2. Replacement tip and 5 min and I was good to go, buy a couple and bring some spares fishing with you. Fishsniffer knows a thing or 2 about broken tips on a fishing trip

[fishsniffer]

Had the same problem last year, didn't realize the new rod had a cracked ring and when the mono payed out I saw a fuzzy string coming off my line. Lucky I reeled it in without a fish cause my mono became 2. Replacement tip and 5 min and I was good to go, buy a couple and bring some spares fishing with you. Fishsniffer knows a thing or 2 about broken tips on a fishing trip

andy you know that bridge was too low:lol:

[Hotdog71]

Replace the tip. Worth the time and effort.

[Hoosier_Steelheader]

I had a Penn Fathom Master that the tip eye broke with a fish out 100yards behind the boat. It was about the 3rd time we had used it, I emailed and called Penn, they sent me a new top half no problem at all.

The fish was harder to land than getting the rod replaced.