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Location: Wausau, WI | Anyone know the tip diameter on the Shimano TDR 8' H? Having some issues with line abrasion on my trolling rods and want to replace all the tips. I tried emailing and calling Shimano but they couldn't answer.
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Location: Sw Pennsylvania | I've only had to replace one tip but can't remember the tip diameter. Heat the old tip with a lighter and pull off and find a set of calipers to measure. I wanna say it was 3 mm but not positive |
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Location: Wausau, WI | I ended up going with a 3.6 mm diameter tip and they fit well. I didn't have a caliper but eyeballed it with a ruler and got it right for once. |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Shawn Gehring - 8/9/2016 9:15 AM
I ended up going with a 3.6 mm diameter tip and they fit well. I didn't have a caliper but eyeballed it with a ruler and got it right for once.
Man you got some good eyes to do that. I'm betting that more times than not someone would not be able to do that by eyeballing with a ruler. |
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Location: Wausau, WI | Ha yeah I got lucky! I could tell it was more than 3mm but less than 4mm. The tips I got came in a 3.4 and 3.6 size so I got the bigger just in case. They fit great. Every other time I eyeballed tip diameter with a ruler I had to place a second order! |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Shawn Gehring - 8/9/2016 2:56 PM
Every other time I eyeballed tip diameter with a ruler I had to place a second order!
If you do that so often it might pay to get a dial caliper. Then you get the right size the 1st time. |
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| How do those rods hold up for trolling, looking into getting one |
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Location: Wausau, WI | They're definitely built with cheaper components but so far they're holding up well for trolling. I don't know if you can find a better rod for the money.
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