3 or 5 section surf rod stuck?

As more and more anglers use the 3 or 5 pieces surf rods, I decided to share some useful tips on:

- how to prevent/minimize different sections of the 3 or 5 piece rod getting stuck so badly that you can not take them apart and;

- how to take them apart once they seem to be “welded” together.

Very often an angler will arrive at his favorite spot and feverishly start assembling his/her fishing gear, the assembly of the 3 or 5 piece surf rod very often is done in a great hurry, as every wasted minute or second increases the anxiety of the angler.

During the assembly of the rod the anglers simply take the “male” section of the rod and stick it into the “female” section, as much as it can go in and tighter as possible without using any lubrication. Very often this will result in the two parts getting stuck nice and solid, and with the inevitable moisture on the rod after the fishing session one can hear a lot of “strong” words used by the angler while attempting to separate the two parts, but very little result. It seems that the parts of the rod are stuck together and there is no chance for anyone to take them apart. Familiar situation??? I bet.

I have a friend who had the tip section of a five piece rod stuck into the middle section for 3 years, preventing him to use the medium and heavy tips of the rod and he believed that there was no way to separate the two pieces without braking them. After 15 minutes spend with him in his garage he was able himself to easily separate the two stuck parts and he could not believe how simple and easy was to achieve.

Preventing the section of the rod getting stuck:

Tip 1: When assembling your rod, run the tips of your fingers along your forehead, sides of your nose. 9 times out of 10 you will feel that there will be oily substance stuck to your finger tips after you are finished. Take the “male” section of the rod and lubricate the end of the section (which is intended to fit into the female part of the other section) before insertion.

Tip 2: Do not insert the sections too deep, even if you insert them just after the halfway they will not come loose during casting and will definitely not affect negatively your casting action.

Separating stuck sections of a surf rod:

Tip 1: Dry the sections of the rod on which you can have good non slip grip and twist the sections in opposite directions. If that fails:

Tip 2: Submerge the sections in warm/hot water (not sea water) and twist the sections in opposite directions. If that fails:

Tip 3: Take 3 x approx 10cm wooden blocks and using electrical tape, tape the blocks on the one section of the rod in such way that they can form a comfortable handle. Use similar wooden blocks and tape to form identical handle on the other section of the rod. Using the created handles twist in opposite directions. This method works 100%.
As more and more anglers use the 3 or 5 pieces surf rods, I decided to share some useful tips on:

- how to prevent/minimize different sections of the 3 or 5 piece rod getting stuck so badly that you can not take them apart and;

- how to take them apart once they seem to be “welded” together.

Very often an angler will arrive at his favorite spot and feverishly start assembling his/her fishing gear, the assembly of the 3 or 5 piece surf rod very often is done in a great hurry, as every wasted minute or second increases the anxiety of the angler.

During the assembly of the rod the anglers simply take the “male” section of the rod and stick it into the “female” section, as much as it can go in and tighter as possible without using any lubrication. Very often this will result in the two parts getting stuck nice and solid, and with the inevitable moisture on the rod after the fishing session one can hear a lot of “strong” words used by the angler while attempting to separate the two parts, but very little result. It seems that the parts of the rod are stuck together and there is no chance for anyone to take them apart. Familiar situation??? I bet.

I have a friend who had the tip section of a five piece rod stuck into the middle section for 3 years, preventing him to use the medium and heavy tips of the rod and he believed that there was no way to separate the two pieces without braking them. After 15 minutes spend with him in his garage he was able himself to easily separate the two stuck parts and he could not believe how simple and easy was to achieve.

Preventing the section of the rod getting stuck:

Tip 1: When assembling your rod, run the tips of your fingers along your forehead, sides of your nose. 9 times out of 10 you will feel that there will be oily substance stuck to your finger tips after you are finished. Take the “male” section of the rod and lubricate the end of the section (which is intended to fit into the female part of the other section) before insertion.

Tip 2: Do not insert the sections too deep, even if you insert them just after the halfway they will not come loose during casting and will definitely not affect negatively your casting action.

Separating stuck sections of a surf rod:

Tip 1: Dry the sections of the rod on which you can have good non slip grip and twist the sections in opposite directions. If that fails:

Tip 2: Submerge the sections in warm/hot water (not sea water) and twist the sections in opposite directions. If that fails:

Tip 3: Take 3 x approx 10cm wooden blocks and using electrical tape, tape the blocks on the one section of the rod in such way that they can form a comfortable handle. Use similar wooden blocks and tape to form identical handle on the other section of the rod. Using the created handles twist in opposite directions. This method works 100%.