hi chade

it dependes how bad it is, is it a crack in the glaze or the rod blank
itself? Is the crack spreading around the rod. you will need to remove the
eye to see the full damage. you could try using araldite if it's a small
crack - you could you could cut it in half and insert a carbon spigot cut
from an old rod and glued in with araldite make sure it's a tight fit ( that
's if its in the bottom part of the rod) and then place a larger sleeve cut
from an older rod over the join or whip over it with whipping cotton.
however this can affect the rod action. finally you could take to a tackle
shop who do repairs and get a quote - if it's an expensive rod it maybe
worth it.

Regards

colin sloanes

"Chade" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

I'm new to fishing and I'd appreciate some advice. I've been given a 12ft
graphite beach caster rod. Unfortunately it has a slight crack in it. The
lowest
eye for the line attaches to the rod in two places, at the higher of those
two
places I can see a small crack along side and at the bottom of where the
metal
runs under the surface of the rod. Is this a serious problem, or an easy
repair?

TIA,

Chade.


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