Fishing Rods are manufactured to tolerances, not exact dimensions. No two rod blanks, and certainly no two finished rods, are exactly the same. Accurately determining barrel size for your replacement tip requires measuring with a digital caliper or test fitting.
When measuring the blank for proper tip size, remove the old tip and any winding that will prevent the new tip from being fully installed over the rod blank. Take the caliper reading about ½” below the tip of the blank.
Barrel diameter is sized in 1/64” or millimeters. The chart provides the maximum decimal reading in inches for the barrel shown both in 1/64” and Millimeters (mm). Do Not use a smaller barrel diameter as damage to the rod blank will likely occur. Most rod repair shops prefer to use the next size up to allow for glue. For example, if your caliper reading is 0.075, most shops will recommend a size 5.5 tip even though a size 5 tip will fit.
|
1/64" |
Inches |
mm |
|
4 |
0.0625 |
1.6 |
|
4.5 |
0.070313 |
1.8 |
|
5 |
0.078125 |
2 |
|
5.5 |
0.085938 |
2.2 |
|
6 |
0.09375 |
2.4 |
|
6.5 |
0.101563 |
2.6 |
|
7 |
0.109375 |
2.8 |
|
7.5 |
0.117188 |
3 |
|
8 |
0.125 |
3.2 |