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Hi, Many thanks to you both, I'm very grateful. Apologies for the late reply, I've been laid up for a few days unfortunately. I have put new ferrules on each section which is driving me mad, when purchased they came with the mail inserted in the female, no problem I thought, now they are on the Rod they do not fit, the mail no longer fits the female, never experienced this before. I'll just have to work something out.
Whing over now.
Again many thanks for your help.
Galician

Galician wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:01 pm Hi, Many thanks to you both, I'm very grateful. Apologies for the late reply, I've been laid up for a few days unfortunately. I have put new ferrules on each section which is driving me mad, when purchased they came with the mail inserted in the female, no problem I thought, now they are on the Rod they do not fit, the mail no longer fits the female, never experienced this before. I'll just have to work something out.
Whing over now.
Again many thanks for your help.
Galician

The male probably just needs a little lapping in.

I Have a Arun that was my dads.. been trying to find some information for years!
I’m in the process of looking for some parts... the top section was broken and thrown away but I have a sort of one that fits.. it’s just a couple of Ferrels I need or better still a top section... saying that middle and top!
I will keep my eye out... be nice to use again even if it is only the bottom section of the original rod... my old man would be happy it’s in use again...
It was his rod for as long as I can remember... he would have been 98 now..
As a point of interest It looks like a general purpose rod... with the name of the river Aran in it as they did then... rivers...

Hi, Thank you all for your help, just started the refurb today, putting the ferrules on, oh I hate that job. Ready to start the whips now.
Should be ready come christmas.
Galician (David)

I have been looking through the post and cant find a link to the 10ft 6 Arun spacings... I think I remember a recommendation to add another guid to help with the correct bend and tension on the rod.
I am refurbishing one at the moment.
Any tips or heads up to the post.

Thank you.
Mr B

One of the ferrules may be upside down. Male and female will usually only go together one way round as they are made to fit together by lapping in. A long and quite laborious job on some ferrules.
It is of course sometimes a good way to reuse old worn ferrules.
Wal.