Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I havent seen a roller tip with a tube size of #9, super thin and small, I cant even imagine when this roller tip can be used on a real world fishing technique.

specially the model and size of the roller of the tip which is huge compared to the size of the tube for the tip end of the blank

have any of you seen a fishing rod with something installed like this before?

I got it along with other thing on a bag of spare guides/tiptops for rodbuilding that a friend gave me.

They are used for line-class gamefishing when chasing big fish on thin monofilament. Line weights under 10lb kind of thing. They have been made somewhat redundant by modern SiC guides although you will still see roller tips fairly often, I think the belief is that they increase the bend radius of the line coming off the tip when the rod is lifted.

Quote from: boon on May 06, 2026, 09:06:22 PMThey are used for line-class gamefishing when chasing big fish on thin monofilament. Line weights under 10lb kind of thing.

well now that you said it I recall reading about records on catching Marlin, sailfish, etc on 10# mono, I just havent seen a fishing rod with a roller tip like the one in my pics

Looks like a nicely made part!  3.5mm tip on a game rod seems rather small.

Interesting explanation boon.

Seems like pacbay wanted to test the market, see if a component of those dimensions interested anyone. ...and it was with a collection of unused spare parts. So I guess it didn't get used.

Guess it's time to build a weird rod.

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on May 07, 2026, 11:19:28 AMGuess it's time to build a weird rod.

the blank should be pretty thin and graphite, I have a glass rod that the tip end of the blank is the perfect size for that roller tip but the blank bends just for the weight of the roller tip 

There was a time when I think Loomis made a whole line of rods with light roller guides, a 2 foot stripper guide and single foot running guides all rollers. These were light casting rods. Could be something like that

Light line & light rod trolling?

ALPS and aftco has its own line of single foot trollinh guides, surely other brand might have their own version, made for light trolling rods


still hard to understand (to me) the mammoth size of the roller vs the 3.5mm tubo size of the roller tip I posted pics on the 1st post.