Fixing Lure Rash

[benno_r]

Help!

Just spent a week fishing in Exmouth with same mates - unfortunately 1 of them doesn't like to take his lures off his rods when he loads them in the roof holders.

Now both of these rods were new for the trip, and both have damaged top coats, and I want them fixed.

Rods are:
Ugly Stick Bluewater 5'6 Overhead Jig (37kg)
Azusa APS802H 8'0 Spin

The Azusa just has some pin holes from the hooks, but the Ugly Stick has a big gash.

Can anyone advise the best fix for this? Or someone in the Hervey Bay area who might be able to help?
Cheers,
Ben

Azusa:


Ugly Stick:

[aspherious]

depends on how old the rod is, would use wet and dry to sand back and then re-varnish. can be done on just the areas, you will be able to tell its been done that way if you look closely or do a dodgy job. otherwise do the whole rod, takes a bit of time but will look like new again and help make that rod last a long time.

[trout head]

Ask your mate to turn around , and smack him in the head with a bloody big stick .

[benno_r]

Aspherious - both were brand new for this trip. The Azusa is 1 week old and has been fished for an hour, the Ugly Stick is 3 weeks old and fished for 2 days. I know it will probably look like it has been repaired, but I just want to seal them both right up and get them looking as best as I can.

What varnish should I use?

TH - I would have if it wasn't his boat, his fuel, and his spots we fished for 5 days....

thanks lads...

[grave41]

Do as Aspherious said using 240 grit lightly and 2 coats of flex coat lite .It"s probably not worth doing the whole rod.The rods being new should come up alright.
Graham

[Mark Fisher]

The top rod in the photos I would cut off and rebind that guide. The bottom rod you may be able to rescue with the technique described above. We do not use "rod varnish" these days unless its for something very traditional. There are new style epoxy resins such as Threadmaster and Flex Coat which do a far better job and you can get without to much difficulty (Ross @ The Rodworks).

Regards
Outback