kerusso 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2020 Had a great weekend fishing my favorite tailrace. Driving back to the cabin my rod broke. It is not a fancy rod but is my "go to" rod because of the feel. I have just learned earlier today the owner of the company that sells the rod has died. I called his place of business in the hopes someone else was running it and the phone number is not longer valid. The rod is a Heritage 9ft 5wt 3 pc rod. The top two sections were involved in the break which occurred where the tip section slips into the ferrule of the second section. It was a clean break and the top section is still in the ferrule. I think I could get that piece out with a little work. My question is this ….. can components from other rod manufacturers fit this particular rod? The rod is black in color. Or, it is time to use the two remaining piece for tomato stakes? Thank you Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Knapp 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2020 1 minute ago, kerusso said: Had a great weekend fishing my favorite tailrace. Driving back to the cabin my rod broke. It is not a fancy rod but is my "go to" rod because of the feel. I have just learned earlier today the owner of the company that sells the rod has died. I called his place of business in the hopes someone else was running it and the phone number is not longer valid. The rod is a Heritage 9ft 5wt 3 pc rod. The top two sections were involved in the break which occurred where the tip section slips into the ferrule of the second section. It was a clean break and the top section is still in the ferrule. I think I could get that piece out with a little work. My question is this ….. can components from other rod manufacturers fit this particular rod? The rod is black in color. Or, it is time to use the two remaining piece for tomato stakes? Thank you Greg I would ask our resident guru, Steeldrifter? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2020 Can you post a couple close up pics of the break Greg? Sometimes repairs can be done with doing inner or over-sleeves, turning into spigot style ferrules etc etc, but just depends where and how bad the break is. Pics would help. Steve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikechell 0 Report post Posted May 20, 2020 Steve's the authority, as far as I am concerned. But to answer your question ... I HAVE matched one rod's tip to another rod's base and used a perfectly functional combination for years. Done it twice, in fact. Both of them functioned well until further damages or losses caused me to replace them. If you've got a rod with a busted up cork handle, say, check the pieces to see if it's tip section will fit. Best bet ... NO, it can't be fixed. Perfect reason to talk the significant other into allowing Steve to build you a custom rod. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicente 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2020 Steve does make some really nice rods, I happily added a second to my collection recently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerusso 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2020 The rod is en route to Steve's for repair. Thank you for your input. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vicente 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2020 19 hours ago, kerusso said: The rod is en route to Steve's for repair. Thank you for your input. He does some great repairs and restorations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
