source for old butt caps?

[newfuturevintage]

Hi all-

Yesterday, I noticed the red rubber clown nose style butt cap from an old boat rod of mine finally disintegrated and went missing. Hoping to find a suitable replacement. No joy at mudhole, hoping youse all might be able to point me in the right direction. It'd be great to find a similar to original red; ultimately, I just want something to keep the handle in good shape, and would love something more graceful than a crutch-tip.

Thanks!

Here's a pic of the butt end of the rod.

[thorhammer]

PM me your address

[newfuturevintage]

PM me your address

Thanks, have done!

best,

Ron

[Tiddlerbasher]

Assuming it is a 3/8 BSF thread they are typically available on Ebay like:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/rod-handle-red-rubber-buttons-1-1-4-inch-diameter/112586445727?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D46150%26meid%3D7e469f281b634e98bc94ea0291ccb476%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D112578461410&_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850

[oc1]

The cap is hollow and fits over the end of the butt.  The edges of the butt cap catch in the groove.  There was a thread about them a while back and someone found a supplier in Japan.  There are still a lot of those oak boat rod handles out there, but all of that style mushroom cap have cracked and broken.

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=21660.0
http://shop-blueblood.com/?pid=30727733
-steve

[newfuturevintage]

The cap is hollow and fits over the end of the butt.  The edges of the butt cap catch in the groove.  There was a thread about them a while back and someone found a supplier in Japan.  There are still a lot of those oak boat rod handles out there, but all of that style mushroom cap have cracked and broken.

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=21660.0
http://shop-blueblood.com/?pid=30727733
-steve

Yep, that's the stuff! Without the threaded insert as seen in the ebay auction above. Thanks, Steve.

[roberton1]

PM me your address

Ron, I also need just one of the red rubber style butt cap for an old boat rod of mine. I have tried everything possible and can't find a source. Thanks for your help.
Brett

[oc1]

Brett, that was from three years ago. Someone needs to figure out how to order the Struble butt caps from Japan in the link above.  I could use a couple of them myself.
-steve

[Bryan Young]

The website says sold out.

[CooldadE]

I to am in need of some of these hard to find butt caps ...

Cool

[theswimmer]

Ya Cool , I need at least three......
Never stop looking .
Best ,
JT

[CooldadE]

There must be box's of these somewhere in this wide world of sports ...

Cool

[oc1]

There must be box's of these somewhere in this wide world of sports ...

Cool

Yeah, but they may be so old that the rubber has deteriorated.
-steve

[Cuttyhunker]

The ones that I still have kicking around from dad and gramps are pretty dry rotted, I cut the oak at the thin point just above the base and epoxy on gimbal butts, generally the black nylon ones, usually lose very little of the handle length.  Some of the old rubber butt buttons are too large for some newer rod holders. Crutch thingy's suck.

[philaroman]

maybe Fuji EU has some retro stuff...  I think S/W caps are after pg.150:
https://www.fujitackle.eu/flippingbook/