bowfin Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 the last time i was out fishing i broke my rod right at the second eye from the tip was wondering is it repairable. I have had this rod for number of years now its a browning gold medalion its a 8wt. Or do i have to break down and get a new outfit. I only flyfish the bow and a few trout lakes. If i have to get a new outfit can a guy get a decent combo for under a couple hundred bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick0Danger Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 For sure repairable, however i could not tell you how, if you live in calgary i would suggest you talk to the peeps in fishtales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler25 Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Since i'm new to the sport, i've picked up a couple rigs (one for me, one for my Dad's B-day). I got a 6wt setup with reel, flyline, and leader from Wholesale sports for $165, and the one I picked up for my Dad was the same sort of thing, maybe a little higher quality from Hanson's Fishing Outfitters for an even $200 (their 'bootcamp' setup). Nothing special, but i've got fish out of the water with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowfin Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 thanks for the info guys i will call the guys at fishtales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDone Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Its a pretty simple repair, you'd lose the 8-10 inches of rod above the break (most in-line repairs would be too bulky on that part of the tip section) so the action would change a bit. Most guys would just glue on a new tip-top and maybe add a few wraps of thread to match the guides. Rod will be fishable for sure. If I was in town and set up I could do it for you no problem, definitely give Fishtales a call. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j5ep00 Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 you might want to look into buying a temple for outfitters rod they fish really nice and have lifetime waranty. you can pick one up for around 2-300. its no fault lifetime waranty aswell. so you break it all you do is send the rod into them with 25$ for shipping and they give you a new tip. a few shops will just take the 25$ and your rod tip send it in and just give you a new one. these rods also fish really well. i fished a temple fork and a g loomis in the same day and the diffrence is so small hardly worth the 300+$ diffrence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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