HELP! anyone know how to. . . .

[crack-off!]

Fished Hadstone last night and when i came off i could\'nt seperate my rod!Went back to weigh in and eight of us all twisting and pulling still could\'nt budge it!
Today i have tried a couple of the suggestions i got (wd40 and boiling water)and it definately does not want to know.Anyone got any ideas how to free it?
Oh aye,bye the way the fishing was crap too!ended up with 3 small codlings but dropped another 3 good \'uns off!

[BriH]

take the butt cap off (if your rod has one ) you could have an air lock of some type, and i reckon you are doing this anyway - but just in case ,twist the two sections in differant directions. hope the cap does the trick. :P

[TC]

Crack-off,
My son Ian, had a rod that, no matter what we tried, we coldn\'t get it apart. It stayed as a one piece rod lying up the stairs for about a year.

I asked on NESA if there was a way of getting the rod apart - THERE WAS..........

As Brian says, remove the butt cap (if it has one). You now need somebody to help; each of you take an end and gently swing the rod, skipping rope style - It\'ll free within a couple of seconds

[crack-off!]

Ok,cheers lads!
Tried it again with the cap off,no joy!gonna try your method later on Tony,heres hoping!!

[Patrick_Pending]

Crack-off!,

I had similar problems with a brand new rod. I contacted the manufacturers who offered no advice other than to return it under warranty - stuff that I thought, what will I fish with!
I tried everything pulling, yanking shocking, twisting, warming, cooling and WD40 . The thing that finally freed it was to hold the but end between my feet hold the rod about two foot above the joint and with the other hand grab immediately below the joint. Holding both ends firmly make circular motions with the mid section of the rod as if you were stirring a pudding, alternate this stirring motion with a shaking motion (Really shake the **** out of it!). I also found that it helped to swear and shout profanities at the stupid ******* thing! - helped me anyway
After spending several minutes of vigorous stirring, shaking and shouting It came apart with a gentle twist

Hope this helps

[Ell]

Am following this thread with baited nipples. (see tynemouth post - mates rod in same position, ie one very long position) century have some kit that will part the rod if at all posible, apparently. We tried making a small bonfire under Geordies, that didn\'t work either. Pat, I\'ve just tried your suggestion without the rod and have put me back out. Anyone suggest how i can put it back in?

[Patrick_Pending]

Warning
Do not try the above described procedure without a rod - at least not in public

Ell,

Try stirring the other opposite way, and go easier on the shaking

[TC]

Ell,
Get 2 mates - 1 to hold the head end and the other to hold ya feet.
Then tell them to swing you (skipping rope style).

May not cure the back problem - but it\'ll be cheaper than a ride at Alton Toweres :P

[Ell]

just put me back back in by rolling on the floor and laughing my arse off.
Rods still stuck though (titter)

[Harold]

Only had this problem the once.

Take off the butt cap and fill the rod with warm, very soapy water. Leave standing for about 30 mins then try a gentle twisting movement holding either side of the spigot, towels help.

Have heard of WD40 being used but dont know if it works.

[mark]

Its quite common apparently that with age and after frequent insertion, some kind of lubricant may indeed be required to prevent a reoccurrence

[Patrick_Pending]

Harold, that sounds like a enema
Ell, do not to try the previous bit of advice without a rod - even if you do have lots of towels

[Ell]

In this type of situation I would strongly recommend following any advice given by Harold. Harold knows these things, if it doesn\'t work then get back to Harold. Trust me! Hey Harold nice to see you looking in mate.

[TC]

Harold,
I\'m disapointed, m8 - I thought you\'d know a site which deals in getting stuck rods apart.

As Ell says, good to know you\'re still looking in, m8.

[Chris_Hughes]

Rubber gloves or strips of rubber inner tube also help to get a tighter grip on jammed objects.