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Fly rod question #14191112 11/15/21 03:34 PM
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I have this 9 foot 6wt graphite that I bought the handle segment and the first segment with the stripper guide don’t snug up tight dot to dot, this rod has a graphite ferrule that extends from the handle segment “male” that inserts into the next segment . can I just sand this a bit to close the segment? So it fits snugger closer to a dot to dot match? Currently a gap of .25 .50 ish.


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If this is a spigot ferrules rod they don’t touch. There should be a gap


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The dots are only for alignment not a depth gauge, If the section stays in while casting you should be good. If not, there are other problems to look for.


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For a spigot ferrule rod that is the proper gap. Over the years of use it might narrow, but should never reach the point that the sections are touching with no gap.

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Originally Posted by Turf Dawg
If this is a spigot ferrules rod they don’t touch. There should be a gap

Originally Posted by Turf Dawg
If this is a spigot ferrules rod they don’t touch. There should be a gap

Thank you for the response, different look than the Orvis frequent flyer set up I had, spigot ferrule it is,


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