Fixing The Ceramic Eye On The Fishing Pole

The eyelets also known as rod guides are the circular objects that run the length of fishing rods.

Fixing the ceramic eye on the fishing pole.

Awesome john just order the flex coat booklet on basic rod building. Best of luck tom. John toast oast from the temple fork outfitters and okuma pro staffs shows a quick and simple way to replace broken fishing rod guides and eyes. Fishing rods break from time to time but it is more common for rod eyelets to break.

When fishermen break eyelets they generally cannot use the rod until the. It can be found on most rod building supply places including mudhole. For more details on fixing fishing. Fishing rod eyes with ceramic inserts there is nothing more annoying than when you find your rod has suffered a bit of a knock which has caused the ceramic insert to dislodge from a rod eye.

This can easily be avoided by putting a single drop of superglue on the join between the insert and the metal ring of the eye and letting the glue run. Most of the time you don t have to consult experts for as long as you have the right materials and you know the process of removing it. What if one of our guides breaks on our rod. Basune spinning rod guides tip ceramic guide with eyelets fishing rod guide replacement tip spare parts repair and tips repair eye loop kit with box for spinning rods sea fishing 15 size 75pcs 4 3 out of 5 stars 27.

Finally wipe off any excess hot glue and let it rest until it dry. They lead the fishing line from the rod tip to the reel. As a wrecker of things i have learnt to fix things also and this quick video that covers fixing the top eye on my fishing rod. The wrap itself is very easy to tie once you see the diagram.

Commonly a ceramic insert gets bashed against the side of the boat or truck or we step on the rod laying on the deck of the boat causing it to turn into a mangled mess. I have only had the thing a co. Its about 6 00 and has very clear diagrams on how to tie the wrap that holds the guide. Commonly referred to as eyes guides are what lead the line down the fishing rod and out the tip top.