Taping A Rod?

[Elton]

Posted on behalf of Joe Hegarty:

 

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Has anyone ever been advised by a top fishing equipment manufacturer to tape the joints of an expensive (£135) carp rod to prevent the top section from slipping off?

if so, which company, or do you think this is a ludicrous idea as well?

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[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by Elton:

Posted on behalf of Joe Hegarty:

 

Has anyone ever been advised by a top fishing equipment manufacturer to tape the joints of an expensive (£135) carp rod to prevent the top section from slipping off?

if so, which company, or do you think this is a ludicrous idea as well?

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Well, better to wrap 0.001p's worth of Duck Tape round a joint than to be sorry! Some anglers are wary of ramming the joint too tight and not being able to get it apart (I use graphite or JointSave). Not being funny, but 135 quid isn't that expensive for a decent carp rod and anyway, cost isn't necessarily a factor; if you've got a spigot joint for the money, so much the better.

 

Nope, I don't think it's silly, just a quick, cheap, easy precaution if you're casting serious baits serious distances

 

DG :cool:

[rickster]

i do the same i also do it with landing net handles as i have lost count the amount i have broke by lefting the net out of the water with a fish in

[Andy Macfarlane]

Frankly I think the rod shouldn't have to be taped for safety. The rod should have been designed to cope with slippage. If a rod requires taping, the manufacturer should include a roll of tape (can you imagine buying a rod with free tape? I know I wouldn't buy one) or rethink what it is they are doing wrong.

A rod blank has also been designed to allow natural curve. Anthing applied to the blank will affectthe natural bend of the rod and may even create a weak spot.

[Chris Goddard]

What I would think about that advice(?) would not be allowed to be posted here!!

What a load of rubbish!! If the rod requires tape around a joint at any age there is something inherrently wrong with it!! You don't say how old the rod is or who the maker is(?) Probably deliberate, but anything that is sold should be "Fit for it's purpose" Sticking tape around it is not how it is sold so that would make the rod not fit for the purpose for which it was sold - PERIOD!!

 

Chris

[The Diamond Geezer]

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Originally posted by Chris Goddard:

What I would think about that advice(?) would not be allowed to be posted here!!

What a load of rubbish!! If the rod requires tape around a joint at any age there is something inherrently wrong with it!! You don't say how old the rod is or who the maker is(?) Probably deliberate, but anything that is sold should be "Fit for it's purpose" Sticking tape around it is not how it is sold so that would make the rod not fit for the purpose for which it was sold - PERIOD!!

 

Chris

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Let he or she who has never ever had a joint work even a tad loose after a day's heavy casting ........

DG :cool:

[Chris Goddard]

DG! I'm here!! What now

 

Chris

[poledark]

I have a pair of Black Max 3.5TC rods and for some reason the joints (spigot) work loose and even twist under heavy casting.

I put this down to the extremely thick walls and lack of flex at the joint. I must admit that I have not yet taped a joint when fishing but as DG says why not? definitely beter than chucking the top section into the lake!!

 

And as a matter of interest I have taped pole joints, top 4/5 and 5/6 in case I got "pointed"

 

Den

 

[ 27. June 2003, 04:58 PM: Message edited by: poledark ]

[The Diamond Geezer]

Chris Goddard:

DG! I'm here!! What now

 

Chris

Well, that's mighty impressive! Your comments are very fair then .... but you must be very young and not casting very heavy, far, hard & long ...perhaps

 

DG :cool: