Whipping Against the Set

[far bank stalker]

am going to refurb' my cane rod in the next month or so and was wondering weather or not to re whip it against the set. the set is only in the final 4'' of the tip section, a slight droop as you'd expect in a 60 yr old rod. i've heard that the weight of the guides will re set the tip straight

 

i have taken a set and twist out of a milward floatrover very effectively with my girlfriends hairdryer, but i made it worse twice before i made it right and if i can avoid it i will!

[Worms]

am going to refurb' my cane rod in the next month or so and was wondering weather or not to re whip it against the set. the set is only in the final 4'' of the tip section, a slight droop as you'd expect in a 60 yr old rod. i've heard that the weight of the guides will re set the tip straight

 

i have taken a set and twist out of a milward floatrover very effectively with my girlfriends hairdryer, but i made it worse twice before i made it right and if i can avoid it i will!

Remove varnish/shellac and steam over the spout of a boiling kettle. Bend the opposite way to the set and the worst of sets can be removed even from hefty whole cane butt sections!

Edited November 16, 2010 by Worms

[arbocop]

Remove varnish/shellac and steam over the spout of a boiling kettle. Bend the opposite way to the set and the worst of sets can be removed even from hefty whole cane butt sections!

 

 

changing the subject slightly, I had a fibregalss tench rod that developed a 'set' quite randomly. I never worked out why but it never went away - until it was nicked that is. Why would a set develop in fibreglass, and if I ever experience this again - unlikely to be honest - how does one remove it?