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Preamble - I've done a lot of building out bamboo rods on ferruled blanks and repairs and fixing of old bamboo rods over the years. I'm comfortable with most things, but that comfort ends with the cane and those pesky, mysterious little metal bits magically attached to the ends of the cane, LOL! My one attempt to repair a ferrule a few years ago resulted in an explosion in my kitchen as I held a ferrule over an open flame (gas stove) trying to loosen it but a sudden explosion ended with a smoking naked cane end and a completely disappeared ferrule right before my eyes. I finally found the ferrule across the room but never figured out how to actually replace it and sent if off to someone else to complete that repair.
That said, I have an old favorite Heddon #115 8' 4/5 wt rod that was scarfed and referruled years ago by Dennis Stone which I then rewrapped and fished for many years. Great, great rod. But that rod has developed the dreaded "clicking" sound when casting it which makes me think one or more of those ferrules needs to be reglued. Please coach me on what to do, or perhaps just convince me to ship the rod off to someone who is good with ferrules. Thanks! Ron
That said, I have an old favorite Heddon #115 8' 4/5 wt rod that was scarfed and referruled years ago by Dennis Stone which I then rewrapped and fished for many years. Great, great rod. But that rod has developed the dreaded "clicking" sound when casting it which makes me think one or more of those ferrules needs to be reglued. Please coach me on what to do, or perhaps just convince me to ship the rod off to someone who is good with ferrules. Thanks! Ron