Graphite Rod Repair

MichaelVerdirame · May 16, 2012

My grandfather has an old Hawk Grip (HawkGrip) Graphite Medium Action Egg Rod 9.5' 2-piece Salmon Trout... well that's what it says on the rod! Oh, and Model SP1741-96

Now I can't wait to use a nice long rod... but it's broken clean apart 71cm from the tip... almost exactly 1/4 down the rod. I suspect this is a region that sees a lot of flex, so the repair might be a bit daunting.

I need advise from a seasoned rod craftsman about what to do with this rod.

Here are pictures of the damage (yes, on a crappy camera but it's what I had at the time

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One end:

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The other end:

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Tip was also damaged, but my grandfather improperly repaired it years ago, he didn't know any better unfortunately

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PainInTheBass · May 16, 2012

MichaelAngelo said:
My grandfather has an old Hawk Grip (HawkGrip) Graphite Medium Action Egg Rod 9.5' 2-piece Salmon Trout... well that's what it says on the rod! Oh, and Model SP1741-96

Now I can't wait to use a nice long rod... but it's broken clean apart 71cm from the tip... almost exactly 1/4 down the rod. I suspect this is a region that sees a lot of flex, so the repair might be a bit daunting.

I need advise from a seasoned rod craftsman about what to do with this rod.

Here are pictures of the damage (yes, on a crappy camera but it's what I had at the time )

One end:

The other end:

Tip was also damaged, but my grandfather improperly repaired it years ago, he didn't know any better unfortunately .

let me preface this by saying I build rods, but have never done any repairs. From what I have read, you want to get a piece of blank to fit as an outer sleeve over the break. This section of blank must fit very very tightly with the existing rod, and ideally has the same flex characteristics as the rod at that point. I do not recall theexact equation but you want the sleeve to extend past any splintering of graphite in the original rod, and should extend sufficiently past the joint (couple of inches in my admittedly amateur opinion at that point). This oversleeve can be fibreglass or graphite, so long as it has the same flex.

You would then epoxy the sections and sleeve together using a flexible epoxy, preferably a rod building epoxy. I would then wrap the sleeve and ends with thread and finish. Then enjoy your repaired rod.

I hope that helps.

Dugger · May 17, 2012

I once built rods and repaired them... that rod is done like dinner, sadly, in my opinion. An honoured spot over the fire place is its next destination where you can look up and remember all the great outings she had with your family.

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