Hey Folks
A frind stoped by last night with her TFO 4wt that is stuck and will not come apart. It is a 4 pc rod. The handel is stuck on the next section. I tried everything I know of but no luck.
Any help?
David L
Umpqua Valley Fly Fishers
umpquavalflyfish@yahoo.com
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Hey!
If “she” is cute, milk this dilemma for what it’s worth. Keep her commin back at least two-three times a weeks to see how the the work is progressing. On the seventh or eighth week dab a very small drop of WD-40 at the trouble spot, wait about 8 more weeks and the sections should come apart.
Hope this helps.
Mark
I’d rather be in Wyoming!
David L:
I had the problem with one of my Winstons and I iced down the joint for awhile and it came apart.
Place the rod behind your knees with the stuck section between them, hold the rod firmly at each side of your knees and spread your legs apart.
Joe
I like Joe’s solution, … That’s what I usually do.
Note: DON’T twist the blanks to get them apart, (unless you want to buy a new rod for your friend 
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Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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JC
She knows about that now, after the fact.
The first thing I asked was what kind of wax did you use?
answer: …WAX?.. For what?
David L
Umpqua Valley Fly Fishers
umpquavalflyfish@yahoo.com
David,
LOL 2.
JC, … You ever sleep ??
Christopher Chin
Jonquiere Quebec
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Good Q Chris,I’ve often wondered the very same thing,no matter what time of day or wee hour of the night .I can always count that J.C. will be the first to answer a post I make…not a bad thing in any light,He’s about as knowledgeable as any man I’ve ever had the oppertunity to meet!!!..Thanks for always being here J.C…
Now along the lines of the Ice posting try hot water …not to hot but hot tap water then maybe the ice again wish ya luck with the rod.
“I’ve often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before” A.K.Best
“Wish ya great fishing”
Did you try the method of have both of you pull on the rod? Each of you should put one hand on each side of the joint to ensure smooth and straight pull (no puns intended). Did you wear medical gloves or rubber washing gloves? I carry a pair in my kit - they really add grip. I have a last solution (a wooden tool I posted last year) if you still have a problem after all the other suggestions. I’ll check back.
Thanks guys
I sent her a E Mail with your sugestions.
I will let you all know the outcome after she gives them a try.
And yes I did send her home with a bit of wax for her other rods.
David L
Umpqua Valley Fly Fishers
umpquavalflyfish@yahoo.com
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Step 1, do not put the rod behind your legs to try to pull it apart. If it does come apart you have no control over the pieces and a break is easy. Step 2,Ice the joint first, if you have a chest of access to a large freezer, do that first then try to pull it apart. If that doesn’t work then get another guy to help, each of you grap the rod on either side of the ferrule (never have 1 each guy on each side)Step 3, carry a little birthday candle in your reel bag or vest for your male ferrules on graphite rods, and a mini hotel bar of ivory soap for the nickle silver ferrules on bamboo rods.
The biggst problem is, as we know, getting ahold of it without crushing the blank. Get a inertoob from a bike, truck whatever. Cut into long srtips, like tape sort of. Wrap each section untill it feels comfortable like the size of a pistol grip. Works great.
Break rod, send back for lifetime factory warranty.
justkiddin’
jed
When the problem occured at lee’s Ferry last year the guide told me to put the rod in the water for a minute and then apply pressure to pull apart while under water. It worked and have since applied proper coating of paraffin and the problem has been eliminated.
My .02
Philip
I look into… my fly box, and think about all the elements I should consider in choosing the perfect fly: water temperature, what stage of development the bugs are in, what the fish are eating right now. Then I remember what a guide told me: ‘Ninety percent of what a trout eats is brown and fuzzy and about five-eighths of an inch long.’ - Allison Moir.
I wonder if he ever fished Saltwater 
Tip from my father-in-law: Cheep and easy; no cost whatsoever. He told me about 45 years ago that every time he went fishing and prepared to put his rod together he “rubbed a finger aside of his nose” and used the “oil” from it to lubricate the rod sections - no joke! Have done it ever since and nary a stuck section.