So I broke my float rod, first time using it

[apz245]

my 13'6 is now a 13', luckily the guides are pretty close together and I only broke off the first 2 inches so I just cut it back to the second guide and sanded it down..

I dont know if its gonna work properly but im going tomorrow,

ontop of that I lost a nice steelhead because of the centerpin (or rather because of my lack of ability with it)


needless to say, I was damn frustrated.. but im gonna give it another try, first rod I ever broke too

 

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take it into any tackle shop, they'll be able to repair it for you

 

[ChaseChrome]

The company will likely exchange the top section for you...give it a shot man...

 

[apz245]

i know people had guides repaired but I didn't realize they could do that

il take it to le barons or jbs fishing depot and see what they say, unless anyone has anywhere they'd recommend

i saw a streamside tranquility 13' for 89.99 today, so if it costs close to that to repair it I may just buy a new one eventually and use this for now

 

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for a small section like that, shouldn't be more than $20. the tranq's are nice rods, i have a streamside steelhead rod, love it

 

[fishing89]

can you still fish with a centerpin reel on a spinning rod? Its a 9'6 UL Browning steelhead rod, just wondering if I buy a centerpin I can comfortably use it on my current rod

 

[apz245]

for a small section like that, shouldn't be more than $20. the tranq's are nice rods, i have a streamside steelhead rod, love it

thanks, i'll definitely get it fixed if its only 20 bucks! Used it today and it worked pretty well, I want my 6 inches back though
and fishing89.. I almost wish i had a 9'6 rod for fishing those creeks I fish...should work well unless you''re fishing really big/wide waters

 

[Knuguy]

It's too late for the OP, but if you break an inch or 2 off the tip, you can buy a slightly bigger 'top eye' and glue it to the rod tip. You should rough up the area to be glued with some fine sandpaper.

 

[ALN]

what rod are you using? do you still have warranty for it? le barons will fix them if they also sell the brand your rod is.

 

[apz245]

okuma aventa, no warranty

 

[Rain-Bow]

When the top guide on one of my steelhead rods got messed up, I bought a rod tip repair kit from Sail. It was cheap and it worked

 

[goodentight]

can you still fish with a centerpin reel on a spinning rod? Its a 9'6 UL Browning steelhead rod, just wondering if I buy a centerpin I can comfortably use it on my current rod

all the housings: spinning, CP, baitcaster are universal. Guys pin the hard ice, and some guys spin the tribs. Up to you man. I put my pin on my 6'6 to see what it would look like for bass and eye fishing. haha.

 

[O.My.Buddy]

contact Rockey's Tackle in Orillia, they're the Okuma warranty centre, they'll set you up. They set me up with 2 Aventa top sections last year and they're getting me a top for a Celilo shipped in, 4-6 weeks

 

[93DelSol]

I snapped the tip off my stream side, its like 4 inches shorter, havnt noticed any difference.

 

[NADO]

I broke 10" off mine, I think I'll be noticing a difference lol.

 

[Float_down]

I broke 10" off mine, I think I'll be noticing a difference lol.

Again?!

I've been rocking a quantum coldwater for 2 years and it's 6 inches less then original, never had too much of an issue, if anything I'm glad I put a new eye on the tip, it's a little bigger and doesn't ice up half as much as te original.

 

[rich_ace_G]

contact Rockey's Tackle in Orillia, they're the Okuma warranty centre, they'll set you up. They set me up with 2 Aventa top sections last year and they're getting me a top for a Celilo shipped in, 4-6 weeks

Celilo is one of the best rod I've had. Handled everything from bass pike carp and salmon. I had the 9'6" spinning.

 

[apz245]

contact Rockey's Tackle in Orillia, they're the Okuma warranty centre, they'll set you up. They set me up with 2 Aventa top sections last year and they're getting me a top for a Celilo shipped in, 4-6 weeks

would be awesome if i could just buy the top section, i like that option more than a repair tbh, thanks for the great info

update: used it yesterday and it seemed to work well, still gonna try to grab a top section or get it fixed when I have some time, going out again tomorrow