Overhead rods

[timddo]

Just picked up my overhead rod, custom made and i have one question.
When the rod is bend the line touches the the rod, just near the tip. Is this normal or just poorly made rod.

[Jeremy87]

not really normal if i had a choice between two rods of equal price and quality and one had the line touching the blank i'd choose the other, what rod is it? its when the line crosses over the blank that you should get really concerned

[finga]

What weight rating is it??
Is the rod just bent or loaded like you would with a fish??
How do the rest of the guides look under load. You should be able to see equal gaps along the blank.
If it's loaded and they all touch then take it back. It may need another guide.
If it's just bent try it loaded and see how it looks.
It may be fixed by changing the style of the tip as well. Some tips sit really low in relation to the blank.

On some really light blanks you'd need a guide every 100mm to make sure the line doesn't touch the blank so compromises exist.

If you don't get much of a response here try bunging the question in the rodbuilding section.
There's some real smart cookies there.

[NAGG]

As Finga said .... load the rod up through the guides to a little less than half the recommended line wt ie: 6kg ( say 2.5kg ... of drag) & keep the rod angle at around 45-50 degrees ........ & see what happens ( have someone take some pics even ..... & post it in the rod builders section) ..... Nagg

[timddo]

rod is 24kg class. I got it custom made, so it's gone back to be fixed, b