Top rod eye.....

[Mackemchris]

Mines just snapped whilst fishing, how easy is it to replace?

 

[lug]

cut it flush and very lightly sand it with a fine wet and dry and go take the tip to the tackle shop and get a new eye they might even fit it for you

or if your not confident just take the tip along and ask them to do the job for you

 

[Stewart 1971]

Is the broken eye still on there or has it snapped off completely? If still there then it all depends on how good a quality build it was in the first place.

Any rod builder worthy of the name will put the tip eye on with hot melt glue. Try very gently heating the barrel of the eye with a cigarette lighter, after a few seconds it should slip off easily with a gentle twist. If it doesn't then it has been araldited on (a stupid way to build rods - I'm looking at you here Century) and makes it a much more awkward job to replace.

If it has been done properly with hot melt then it should be very quick and easy to replace and cost no more than about £5.

 

[john/r]

Is the broken eye still on there or has it snapped off completely? If still there then it all depends on how good a quality build it was in the first place.

Any rod builder worthy of the name will put the tip eye on with hot melt glue. Try very gently heating the barrel of the eye with a cigarette lighter, after a few seconds it should slip off easily with a gentle twist. If it doesn't then it has been araldited on (a stupid way to build rods - I'm looking at you here Century) and makes it a much more awkward job to replace.

If it has been done properly with hot melt then it should be very quick and easy to replace and cost no more than about £5.

agree wth what you say stu about century using araldite to put tip ring on a right pain in the arse.

 

[craigmlormor]

strange, bust my top eye yesterday in the wind. gutted.

 

[Mad as a fish]

My mate had one put on by Ronnie at ID tackle cost him a fiver and he did it straight away.

 

[g.ordon]

Century did mine for £7.50 at the factory

 

[codonly]

Mines just snapped whilst fishing, how easy is it to replace?

you have a pm

 

[Thunderpants]

I have had this done by Reelsports in Hebburn before - they did a good job and it cost only a fiver or so (can't remeber exactly but it was cheap) and was done in a couple of days.

 

[PRIMO MAN]

I have got some top rings here your more than welcome to one for nothing.

 

[Mackemchris]

I have got some top rings here your more than welcome to one for nothing.

Cheers for the Replys lads, I will drop you pm PRIMO I will get some of the spinners off you aswell as I have not had time to meet. thanks alot.