in wet weather, usually on a match, usually when packing up, and usually . . . at just about the worst time it could possibly happen. . . . . . . .
There you are, with your shiny new pole out to impress on the banks, next thing you know, you got 2 metres of your shiny new sections sticking out of the sun roof . . . that's if you got one . . . . a sun roof that is . . . oh yeah, and it's not raining . . . .
So, hmmm, why did that happen ??? . . . . . .
Let's start with the technical term . . . it's called . . . . .
CAPILLARY ATTRACTION
this is the force that basically sticks things together when it involves a liquid i.e rain water and water in general when it's related to fishing, as we do come across rather a lot of it really . . . . . ( think of two sheets of glass with water between them, you won't ' force 'them apart in a month of sunday's )
http://www.answers.com/topic/capillary-attraction?cat=health
Technical answer above if you click on the link . . . . . .
Generally when you're fishing in the rain or just have wet hands, it is dead easy to just push the sections that little bit too far in. Next thing you're stuck and the most likely scenario is 2 to 4 anglers on the bank having a tug of war with your hard earned pole sections . . . . not always a good idea . . . sections can easily be crushed and shattered by overdoing the tugging and pulling ! ( insert your own double entendre's for comic effect ! )
Best thing to do if your stuck is . . . . . . nothing. . . . . if a simple twist or pull won't free the sections up, take them home, leave them in a warm room
TO DRY OUT !
Worst thing you can possibly do, and trust me on this one, ( i've seen enough stuck pole sections to fill a warehouse) is start spraying WD40 on it !
Let me just run that by you again . . . . .
DO NOT PUT WD40 ON YOUR POLE SECTIONS !!!
OR BOILING WATER
OR PLUMBERS MATE (IT WONT BE YOURS)
OR ANY LIQUIDS WHATSOEVER !!!!!!
Note lots of exclamation marks for added effect !
You can't freeze half while pouring boiling water on them, no they won't expand and slacken it off and no they won't contract either and no to all the other barking mad ideas that people come up with !
Dry them out, try again with dry hands and dry sections.
They can be carefully ' rattled out '
They can be carefully ' tapped out '
They can be brought into the shop and we will have a go for you ! You may phone us up, and we will explain to you how to take them apart ! ( 0161 864 1211 )
Don't listen to half the numpty's on the bank that come up with weird and wonderful ways to get them apart, literally,
if they don't come apart easily, pouring liquids on them is
going to be about the biggest mistake you'll ever make !
Come see the boy's at Trafford, and we'll see what we can do for you . . . . . . happy pole fishin' !
