seperating a rod?

[ironfish]

Had the same problem couple of times with flyrods. Tried all the tricks only thing that worked was using a can of compressed air for cleaning computers etc. Put the nozzle on and spray up into and all around the joint. Then twist it .Also much easier to grip the rod to twist with rubber /latex gloves or they make those rubber pads for opening jars . Got the air from radio shack if that matters.

[Pennsy Guy]

joeya 78..So, did you get it apart?

[joeya78]

Originally Posted by Pennsy Guy

joeya 78..So, did you get it apart?

Nope and it is a butt over tip design, I'm a one piece man usually but this is a surf rod and i never seen a butt over tips design before this so I decided to try it.

[Short Cast]

Try this, put a piece of tape half over the larger half & half over the smaller, but you don't want it to stick to the smaller half, you want to make a space where you can put a some soapy water into so it can soak into the joint. I would also attach a vibrating sander, remove any sandpaper first, to the rod maybe by the reel seat & turn it on & let it run to vibrate the rod to help work the soapy water into the joint, same idea as an ultrasound cleaner. give it a while to work & then try to separate. Hope it works. In the future you might want to cover the joint with a piece of tape to keep water out before you walk away from the car.