should i be worried

Gord · Post by **Gord** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 2:36 pm

should I be worried as I have not seen this before I can only think it happened when I hooked a rather large and angry carp which bent the rod right through to the handle,i only noticed when I got it out to use again could that of done it or is it some thing else any advice welcome. ps I never landed the carp.

Wallys-Cast · Post by **Wallys-Cast** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 2:47 pm

Hi Gord,
It looks to me like a Chapman type handle built on an aluminium tube, if so it could simply be a section of the corks are coming loose and need regluing. It could also be a broken tube underneath the cork, try pulling and twisting the cork sections apart and that should give you the answer one way or another.
Its a fairly easy fix whichever one it is. Any problems just drop me a PM and I'll help the best I can.

Wal.

Gord · Post by **Gord** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 2:50 pm

oh yes I forgot to say its a 550

Gord · Post by **Gord** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 3:02 pm

wal I cant move the cork and the aluminium tube feels solid.do you think I could just fill it with cork pieces and glue

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 3:40 pm

Crikey, how big was the fish Gord?

Gord · Post by **Gord** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:04 pm

it was a big one there was no stopping it, it was really p***** off

Wallys-Cast · Post by **Wallys-Cast** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:44 pm

Gord wrote:wal I cant move the cork and the aluminium tube feels solid.do you think I could just fill it with cork pieces and glue

Gord, If it feels really solid then yes you could try filling it and just keep an eye on it to see if it gets any worse during use.

Wal.

Gord · Post by **Gord** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:03 pm

thanks for everybodies replies.

Harry H · Post by **Harry H** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:19 pm

I had something similar on a Mk4 it seemed to me its where the glue breaks down and also the cork shinks and breaks probably due to the strain and twisting when side strain is applied. I ended up putting a couple of new cork sections in because it was in the middle of the handle. You might be able to get the end section off with a bit of heat ie put a suitable piece of metal inside the handle so you can heat the metal and not the cork then give it gentle pull and twist as Wal described. Never tried it but might work?

Gord · Post by **Gord** » Fri Jul 15, 2016 10:59 am

I have now found out the cause of the problem,it happened yesterday while fishing for some carp every time I caught one the gap got bigger so I had a closer look and instead of a one piece tube it is a ferrule over what looks like a fibre glass tube and it was the ferrule that had come unstuck and was slowly moving up the fibre glass so its an easy fix even for me

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