DIY Butt Cap

[Bill B]

I've had this rod with a missing butt cap and while searching around for a replacement I found a blue HANDBALL not a racketball.  The handball has thicker walls and a smaller diameter than the racketball.  Anyways, using a belt sander held upside down in the bench vise, ground it down to open it up and match the groove diameter of the wooden butt end.    Seems to work, but only time will tell.  Bill

[Crow]

    Sure worth a try ! Looks good.

[oc1]

Good one Bill.  I'll remember that.
-steve

[Tiddlerbasher]

Good idea bill

[Glos]

I would go with metal.

[Rivverrat]

Metal is durable but noisy & slick. Metal & hard plastic butt caps have a place that dont work so well

When your pulling on the rod the butt wont stay in place it will want to slide... Jeff

[Glos]

Good point.
Maybe serrated metal end cap.

[Rivverrat]

glos, there is no right or wrong way with this. We all have some what unique circumstances we fish.  I fish  a lot from a smaller aluminum boat. Hard plastic & metal butt caps are noisy. A lot of people I take out are not accustomed to moving about in a boat with rod in hand silently. 

However metal can be worked & formed to what an individual wants. It will last for ever & shows it's age well. Material of choice for butt caps is up to the one using the rod & what works best for them & their fishing... Jeff

[droppedit]

I like that better than the old mushroom caps. Thanks for the info.


Dave