Ferrule Help

[nicholas mendis]

Hello All,

 

When the fishing is good I tend to go to my spinning gear, since I am very new to fly fishing. I decided to leave the spinning stuff at home and make the next month or two strictly flyfishing. Lats week I had fished Holmes Run in the morning and left my rod together in my car so that I would not have to put it together when I hit a stream at lunch. Later that day, when trying to separate the sections - one did not want to come apart, I thought that maybe the heat from being in the car caused it to get stuck. I took the rod home cooled it off in the house and then when it came apart the rubber part of the Ferrule broke off. (excuse the terminology mistake if it is incorrect).

 

My questions are:

 

1. Is this something that is going to be an issue with the rod's performance?

2. How do I go about fixing it?

3. How do you guys store rods in between uses - do you always take them apart.

 

I have a clearwater II 4 wt., which to me was a big purchase since I am not as avid a fly fisherman as I am spin. I would like to keep it in as best condition as possible, but I do keep rods in my car since all my fishing is done before work or at lunch.

 

Thanks for your help!

[Dalton Terrell]

Nicholas,

As far as I know, the rubber or plastic on top of the male end of the ferrule isn't critical, it is mainly there to prevent stuff from getting inside of the blank. If you want to fix it, take it to Orvis and they should be able to repair it for the warranty fee. For storage, I always break down my rods after use and put them back in their tubes. It takes about three minutes to string up a rod, and I normally clip the fly off and break down the rod on the walk back to the car. I break too many rods anyway, and don't want to break more shutting them in doors, rolling up windows on them, etc. Additionally, I would caution against leaving your gear in the car if possible; I had the unfortunate experience of getting several rods and reels stolen when my car was broken into in front of my house. Insurance covered most of it, but it was certainly not worth the "convenience" of leaving the stuff in the car.

Dalton 

[Carl Zmola]

Nick,

The little plastic/rubber piece is not structural, but you want to
replace it to keep water from getting into the rod, especially if it is
the butt section.
If they have a hard time at Orvis fixing it, I would use RTV caulk. It
is flexible, handles temperature variations and stays soft.

As for storing rods, I like the rod carrying case that has a reel
pouch. If you reel the hook into the tip top, you can take the rod
apart, fold it up and put it into the case. They you can take it out
and put it together quickly.

Always case your rod. Otherwise they will break. the tip will get
caught or slammed in the trunk or someone will put something heavy on
top of it.

Carl

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[ivan sanchez]

 Hey,  just use some wax( from a candle or something like that) to keep the ferrules lubricated...these sections become stuck in extreme wheather either very hot and humid.. or very cold,  also there might be alittle moisture or water in them. Another thing, ALWAYS take your rod appart it only takes a minute ..this is probably the most common way to break rods

 

best regards 

On Monday, June 25, 2012 4:43:48 PM UTC-4, nicholas mendis wrote:

[Brian Ziff-Levine]

As Carl alluded, most (all?) Orvis rods have a pretty great warranty so even if it's minor you can probably get a fix or replacement for free. If not, take it to Phil. He'll charge you not much at all and fix it better than you can.

 

 

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