[lucky]

My two piece 12ft beachcaster is well and truly stuck together! The spigot is in the butt end. I tried twisting it apart this morning till my hands started to burn. I'm going to get a pair of rubber gloves on the way home which should give me a better grip and save my hands a bit and have another go but does anyone know a special trick?

 

[Drew]

Hi Lucky,

Have a word with Fred, he has the answer.

He had a problem with his rod and contacted Daiwa. They told him how to do it and it worked first time.

Cheers

Drew

 

[lucky]

Thanks Drew - I've just sent a PM to fred. I rang Greys this morning myself and it was them who suggested the rubber washing up gloves. They said it was most probably a bit of moisture on the spigot that has now caused a vacuum making the rod difficult to pull apart.

 

[Big dee]

Hi Lucky Try pouring hot water over the joint out of the kettle (NOT BOILING THOUGH) and get a mate to hold one end and slowly try puliing while twisting this has worked for me in the past.

 

[Marcus]

dont do what i did,,and take it in the garden and swing it around and around holding it by the top eye,hopeing the butt end will fly out...

If you have an enclosed garden,,this can be very Frought with danger,,things like windows,neighbours,conservatories etc,,,well,,they become quite tempting targets for a flying bottom half of a rod..


Teehee

 

[fizz]

dont do what i did,,and take it in the garden and swing it around and around holding it by the top eye,hopeing the butt end will fly out...

If you have an enclosed garden,,this can be very Frought with danger,,things like windows,neighbours,conservatories etc,,,well,,they become quite tempting targets for a flying bottom half of a rod..


Teehee

Marcus you are totaly mad mate is there any hope for you?

 

[swiss]

just hold it over a kettle on the boil and run the section thru the steam a little, best done with 2 people each twisting the rod a little.

 

[lucky]

Thanks guys - done it. Fred's pull & twist approach worked a treat albeit after several buckets of sweat had been shed. Problem was moisture on the spigot which had formed a vacuum seal.