Graphite Rod Repair [Spiral-bound]

L. A. Garcia (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1997

(Synopsis) Now you can benefit from the knowledge of this master in his new book, Graphite Rod Repair. L.A. tackles the intricacies of repairing and properly building a graphite rod, explaining and demonstrating in a way that makes the complex easy to, understand. Graphite Rod Repair includes: repairing broken rods, removing and replacing guides, handles, reel seats, and tip tops inscribing your rod, thread wrapping, various handle designs, tools, materials and supplies you'll need, and more. This attractive little book is spiralbound, so that it lays flat as you follow along. With its precise photography and simple text, this book is sure to send you on the way to becoming an expert rod builder and repairer in your own right!

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 32 pages
• Publisher: Frank Amato Publications (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571880879
• ISBN-13: 978-1571880871
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #995,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Outdoors & Nature > Hunting & Fishing > Fishing

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, November 4, 2006

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Fisherman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Graphite Rod Repair (Spiral-bound)

Unfortunately, this book has very little to say about how to repair a graphite rod. The author says that if a rod is broken near the tip, you should put a new tip on it and live with the fact that the rod is shorter. How does one do this? "...epoxy the new tip top into place." He describes how to remove a word cork handle in less than half a page, then tells us how to install a new one: "Proceed by installing a factory-built handle or using cork rings then shaping the handle as is best suited to your needs." I don't find that description informative or helpful. There is a chapter (two pages) on thread wrapping, which talks about color choice and discusses whether to cover the thread with thread sealer before applying epoxy, but no description is made of doing the actual wrapping and tying off the thread.

The rest of his instructions are similarly cryptic, and most pages contain a few sentences and some blank space or unhelpful illustrations. He spends a page describing his own lathe, but doesn't tell us what this machine has to do with graphite rod repair. In fact, it appears to be used for rod building, not rod repair, and he does not describe how to use it. Why, then, is it included in this book? The answer, I think, is that the author had little to say about repairing and wanted to fill up another page.

Save your money!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Graphite Rod Repair, September 4, 2009

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77 year old fisherman (Florida, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Graphite Rod Repair (Spiral-bound)

Information given, with very few exceptions, was information that even a non-fisherman would already know via normal common sense!!! Book was a waste of good money!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars worthless, March 10, 2009

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John Hildebrand - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Graphite Rod Repair (Spiral-bound)

Basically this book tells you to throw away your graphite rod if anything other than the tip is broken. A waste of money.