Joint Strengthening

AFTER

There are several reasons why anglers have strengthening added around both male & female joints of their poles. Firstly, the types of carbons used by most pole manufacturers are not very abrasive resistant. These tend to wear quite quickly if not kept very clean; as we all know on the bank that isn’t as easy as it sounds. At EPR we have developed a process that allows us to repair badly worn joints. This process builds up the worn areas using very tough grades of carbon cloth and will restore joints to their original fit.
The second major reason for joint strengthening is to allow poles to be used whilst fishing for carp and other hard fighting specimens. Several pole manufacturers have started to produce “bagging “ sections to allow their poles to withstand this type of fishing. These may be costly and not always convenient to use during a battle with a large specimen. A joint that has been strengthened by the processes used at EPR will have the capability to perform all of the time. The process adds very little weight to a section and generally costs a fraction of the price for a “bagging” section. We normally advocate strengthening to only the most vulnerable joints. These are No.3,No.4 No.5 & No.6 which carry the most stresses whilst playing large fish.
The majority of waters fished nowadays contain carp or other hard fighting fish, give yourself piece of mind.