black_co

sounds like you guys got it figured out, i was mostly guessing anyway. i just know how fly rods are labeled. i did some more research and i will take a stab at the FS......Fenwick Spinning....just a guess though...

That looks like a fly rod designation, 90 means 9 ft, 0 inches; 8 means 8 weight; and -2 means 2 peice. So it was originally a 9ft rod that has broken and they made it a much shorter, much stiffer rod. edit: I reread your post and I was wondering a couple things. First, is the printing on the long section or the short? Second, the short sections slides down the long section like a telescopic rod?

This is the soon to be new Kansas record LM Bass. It was caught in my neck of the woods and I have fished this strip pit several times. Congrats kid.

Back to the K.I.S.S principle.... Why not get a small personal heater from (insert you local everything store) with a thermostat? The heating element will dry the air some and it has a fan. Stick your vented box in front of it and set your thermostat. You may have to play with the thermostat and a thermometer until you get the temp the way you want it.(the one I have at home has a thermostat, but it is just a widening line instead of actual temps) This would be simple and cheap.

Thinking about your feed issue.... This is a little cross hobby, but on Nitro radio controlled engines, there is a one-way bearing on the crank shaft used for pull starting. These bearings grip the center shaft one way and spin freely the other. With four of these, on rods(possibly spring loaded), around your feed stock it would let the stock feed through but not push back.

Well I went ahead and used epoxy and then wrapped it. The epoxy did not run/drip though it and if it had, I could have just reamed it smooth. I bought 8 of these rods(varying in length and number of sections), in various states for $5(total) at a garage sale. With this one repaired I now have 5 telescoping rods in working order. Thanks for all the input.

Thanks MT, I hadn't thought of that. Now do I have any blanks big enough.... will have to look when I get home...

Are you describing a "roadrunner" style jig head? Example of Roadrunner

OK, I have an old telescoping rod(older crappie rod), its one with the reel on the butt of the rod and the line runs through it. The base of the largest blank has a crack in it, it's about 6 inches from the bottom and is "U" shaped, kinda like somebody put something inside(flat screwdriver?) and pried out. The crack is about 1 1/2 inches long and 1/4 inches wide Otherwise it is a very serviceable rod. My questions is what would be the best way to fix this? Maybe a thread wrap made by heavy braided line or serving string(for making bow strings)? Any and all suggestions welcome. Thanks.

I have never backed my braid either... I just tie my knot and cut a little piece of the tape that holds the line on the spool and tape it in place. Then load the spool. Then again, I'm not fishing BIG water either. The biggest water I will fish is a 7000 acre reservoir.

The biggest bass I ever caught was on a black and blue spinner with a blue pig on the back, in the middle of the day. I cast it on to a rock shelf just out of the water and popped it off into the water....next to no splash. I thought I snagged a log or something...then it started swimming...8lb largemouth. I really think it was a reaction bite, I dropped the spinner right in his mouth. I've also caught a lot of fish slapping a frog into the water close to the edge of the lake.... So I say depends as well, but I think it depends on luck mostly....did somebody say beer....

You could try one of those silicate bead packets, you know the little "do not eat" packets that look like salt packs. They are in all kinds of stuff that moisture will hurt. Find one and stick it in there and see what happens...