After fishing for 30+ years I have finally hit the problem that I have been warned about for all those years. Whilst fishing today two of my rod sections twisted and now I cannot get them separated.

Any advice or help in getting them separated would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Gunner100

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Rod joint - unable to part - advice please

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Hello Gunner100,

I came accross a fellow fisherman last sunday with the same problem, I used my priest to gently tap the joint whilst he and his friend pulled and twisted the rod in opposite directions. I got a funny look when i suggested it but it worked. Hope it helps.

Chris

stick the spigit end in water keep other end out for a min then take out spigit end has cooled (shrinking) twist and they will seperate, works every time

Many thanks Viper,PLG and Rainbow. Viper's link was most helpful. I will try to remember to search the forum in future.

I have now got it sorted. I sprayed the male section of the rod with WD40 and let it drain into the female section overnight. Next morning I covered the female part of the joint with a cloth and using a set of pliers , tried to turn the two sections in opposite direction to no avail. Clearly the pressure on the female section with the pliers and cloth were exerting pressure on the female join which would not give. When I shifted the cloth and pliers to the whipping on the first ring above the female joint and twisted the two sections, Bingo!!

Many thanks all, much appreciated,

Gunner100

Glad i could be of help ( even if it was just providing a link)

One thing i would say though is dont twist your rod when trying to get it seperated as i have heard that this can cause the female ferrule to split. I have never had to do it so i havent got first hand experience of this.

Tom

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Hi', Gunner. I am pleased you managed to part your rod sections OK: but I think you were lucky not to have caused some damage. I don't think it's a good idea to apply torque with pliers, especially so far from the joint. I would have tried to improve the grip on the rod sections by effectively increasing the diameter of them, by fitting a couple of lengths of rubber gas tubing to them, and working with the hands close together. A recent post suggested chilling the joint with a bag of frozen peas. I haven't known rubber grips to fail -- yet! There's always a first time. You might avoid a repeat by lubricating the male, by rubbing it with a stub of a candle. It's also a good idea to fit rod stoppers to the female sections. They keep out grit, which can become trapped in the joint, and they protect the female end of the rod section against chipping on a hard surface. No rod should be sold without stoppers, they must cost only a few pence; but I find I have to make my own. TC

Using pliers

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A mate did the exact same thing, I think he'd had the rod all of five minutes at the time (b'day present). I just poored some boiling water over, that seemed to do the trick.

J

Hi all,

Once again thanks for all your posts particularly following my intimation that I had solved the prob. I think that all the solutions supplied have risks, some more than others. The message that I am taking on board is don't be too coarse and exert the minimum pressure to avoid major damage.

Many thanks to all. What a helpful forum.

Gunner100