Makeshift rod guide repair

Whenever I break a fishing pole and can't fix it, I strip off the guides and
put them in a little pill bottle on my workbench. That has come in handy
several times over the years.

A couple months ago, the fourth guide from the tip on one of my Shimano
pistol grip rods broke off, and I found a match for the missing guide in my
pill bottle, so tonight I set about attaching it to the rod.

This will come as no surprise to the guys who have fished with me, but I
used dental floss to attach the guide. I find it to be an easy material to
use in making repairs -- easy to handle, large enough to see with my
ever-weakening eyes, strong and durable.

This time, I didn't have any regular floss, so I substituted one of those
little, white sample boxes of ribbon floss that dentists give with each
visit. I'm can report that it worked even better than the round stuff..... I
doubled the line and laid it alongside the rod with the loop toward the rod
tip, then made three wraps below the new guide to secure the floss in place.
I then positioned the guide and wrapped it tightly, feeding the ribbon
between finger and thumb so it went on flat and smooth. I wrapped the length
of the foot, then crossed above the post and made a couple of turns, then
below the post for a turn and then back up for the last turn or two. The
ribbon is so thin that the build-up was negligible. Then, when I fed the tag
end through my loop and pulled the loop back down under my wraps, the waxed
coating helped it to slide under very neatly, making a perfectly neat job.

I trimmed the loose end... the "pull tag" end of the loop... and then used a
black, permanent felt-tip marker on the white floss. I finished it up with a
couple of coats of the wife's clear fingernail lacquer, and now it's neat as
a whistle.... smooth... glossy.... secure.... I think I'll add one of those
little floss boxes to my tackle box. That way I can repair loose guides on
the water, and after a satisfying chaw of jerky, I'll be able to deal with
those nagging strands of gristle that end up caught between my back molars.
It should work a lot better than monofilament line, don't you think?
--
Joe Haubenreich
www.secretweaponlures.com
First real spinnerbait change in 50 years!
_______________________

Thanks for that tip, Joe.I have some old rods here missing a guide or two
that I was going to take to Mr. Beck but you have enthused me to try it
myself.
I also need to thank you for your original post of the folks at Fishermans
Blessing.He has made my old stuff new again.It is a blessing to find folks
that take pride in their work and are just good folks to begin with.
"Joe Haubenreich" rofbmail (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
Whenever I break a fishing pole and can't fix it, I strip off the guides
and
put them in a little pill bottle on my workbench. That has come in handy
several times over the years.

A couple months ago, the fourth guide from the tip on one of my Shimano
pistol grip rods broke off, and I found a match for the missing guide in
my
pill bottle, so tonight I set about attaching it to the rod.

This will come as no surprise to the guys who have fished with me, but I
used dental floss to attach the guide. I find it to be an easy material to
use in making repairs -- easy to handle, large enough to see with my
ever-weakening eyes, strong and durable.

This time, I didn't have any regular floss, so I substituted one of those
little, white sample boxes of ribbon floss that dentists give with each
visit. I'm can report that it worked even better than the round stuff.....
I
doubled the line and laid it alongside the rod with the loop toward the
rod
tip, then made three wraps below the new guide to secure the floss in
place.
I then positioned the guide and wrapped it tightly, feeding the ribbon
between finger and thumb so it went on flat and smooth. I wrapped the
length
of the foot, then crossed above the post and made a couple of turns, then
below the post for a turn and then back up for the last turn or two. The
ribbon is so thin that the build-up was negligible. Then, when I fed the
tag
end through my loop and pulled the loop back down under my wraps, the
waxed
coating helped it to slide under very neatly, making a perfectly neat job.

I trimmed the loose end... the "pull tag" end of the loop... and then used
a
black, permanent felt-tip marker on the white floss. I finished it up with
a
couple of coats of the wife's clear fingernail lacquer, and now it's neat
as
a whistle.... smooth... glossy.... secure.... I think I'll add one of
those
little floss boxes to my tackle box. That way I can repair loose guides on
the water, and after a satisfying chaw of jerky, I'll be able to deal with
those nagging strands of gristle that end up caught between my back
molars.
It should work a lot better than monofilament line, don't you think?
--
Joe Haubenreich
www.secretweaponlures.com
First real spinnerbait change in 50 years!
_______________________

I have seen guys repair guides on a special jib they made. They also used a
special flexable poxey. I have often thought of trying to make this jib.
Anyone know of any web sites with plans ? What type poxy do they use? I
have used the old spider wire ( I wasted my money on)
"Joe Haubenreich" rofbmail (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
Whenever I break a fishing pole and can't fix it, I strip off the guides
and
put them in a little pill bottle on my workbench. That has come in handy
several times over the years.

A couple months ago, the fourth guide from the tip on one of my Shimano
pistol grip rods broke off, and I found a match for the missing guide in
my
pill bottle, so tonight I set about attaching it to the rod.

This will come as no surprise to the guys who have fished with me, but I
used dental floss to attach the guide. I find it to be an easy material to
use in making repairs -- easy to handle, large enough to see with my
ever-weakening eyes, strong and durable.

This time, I didn't have any regular floss, so I substituted one of those
little, white sample boxes of ribbon floss that dentists give with each
visit. I'm can report that it worked even better than the round stuff.....
I
doubled the line and laid it alongside the rod with the loop toward the
rod
tip, then made three wraps below the new guide to secure the floss in
place.
I then positioned the guide and wrapped it tightly, feeding the ribbon
between finger and thumb so it went on flat and smooth. I wrapped the
length
of the foot, then crossed above the post and made a couple of turns, then
below the post for a turn and then back up for the last turn or two. The
ribbon is so thin that the build-up was negligible. Then, when I fed the
tag
end through my loop and pulled the loop back down under my wraps, the
waxed
coating helped it to slide under very neatly, making a perfectly neat job.

I trimmed the loose end... the "pull tag" end of the loop... and then used
a
black, permanent felt-tip marker on the white floss. I finished it up with
a
couple of coats of the wife's clear fingernail lacquer, and now it's neat
as
a whistle.... smooth... glossy.... secure.... I think I'll add one of
those
little floss boxes to my tackle box. That way I can repair loose guides on
the water, and after a satisfying chaw of jerky, I'll be able to deal with
those nagging strands of gristle that end up caught between my back
molars.
It should work a lot better than monofilament line, don't you think?
--
Joe Haubenreich
www.secretweaponlures.com
First real spinnerbait change in 50 years!
_______________________

"Kevin" wrote in message
...
I have seen guys repair guides on a special jib they made. They also used
a
special flexable poxey. I have often thought of trying to make this jib.
Anyone know of any web sites with plans ? What type poxy do they use? I
have used the old spider wire ( I wasted my money on)

http://www.mudhole.com There's several different manufacturers of rod
epoxy. There's even a water based, low build epoxy that you can use. I've
tried that in the past and it works ok, is easy to use, but the sun is hard
on it. But if your rods don't see the sun as much as mine do, you might
like it.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Kevin" wrote in message
...
I have seen guys repair guides on a special jib they made. They also used
a
special flexable poxey. I have often thought of trying to make this jib.
Anyone know of any web sites with plans ? What type poxy do they use? I
have used the old spider wire ( I wasted my money on)

http://www.mudhole.com There's several different manufacturers of rod
epoxy. There's even a water based, low build epoxy that you can use. I've
tried that in the past and it works ok, is easy to use, but the sun is hard
on it. But if your rods don't see the sun as much as mine do, you might
like it.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

great tip joe

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

By any chance... are you using that cinnimmon "red" dental floss? It'll make
a big difference ya know!


"Joe Haubenreich" rofbmail (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
Whenever I break a fishing pole and can't fix it, I strip off the guides
and
put them in a little pill bottle on my workbench. That has come in handy
several times over the years.

Oh... good idea.
"Charles B. Summers" wrote in message
. ..
By any chance... are you using that cinnimmon "red" dental floss? It'll make
a big difference ya know!


"Joe Haubenreich" rofbmail (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
Whenever I break a fishing pole and can't fix it, I strip off the guides
and
put them in a little pill bottle on my workbench. That has come in handy
several times over the years.