rod piece fit

[Weiserone]

I'm new into fly fishing, having crossed through baitfishing, surf fishing with plugs etc, and and excited about the possibility of catching some nice fish in a flyrod. My question has to do with rod piece fit.

I was given an Orvis Trident that I thought I'd get a bit of practice on. Its a 4 piece 5 wt. I noticed that it is extremely difficult to get the pieces to fit together. Is the butt setion supposed to go fully into the mating piece? I don't want to force it if I won't be able to disassemble. Being new to this I don't know if I'm providing enough info, so if more is needed, ask away. Thanks for the help.

[Flyfish99]

The sections do not butt together. There should be about a 3/16" gap when assembled. The reason for this is to allow for wear. The ferrules are tapered, and as they wear the gap will become smaller.

[petegas]

dont force it in too much, just fit the sections together until snug.

welcome aboard!

[Weiserone]

Thanks for the quick replies guys. Appreciate it. ! Thanks for the welcome too.

[MJ]

I'd venture to guess that you thought perhaps the rod was defective? When I received an Orvis rod that I had purchased online, I was just a wee bit upset when I couldn't get the rod pieces to fit flush. I thought something was lodged in the butt section (the rod is a two piece) or that Orvis just sent some poor work. After a little research (I don't recall if I went online or just read the documentation Orvis sent along with the rod), I learned that the "gap" that appeared where the sections were joined was intentional, to allow for, as Flyfish pointed out, wear. Once I learned that, I was a happy camper again.

Permit me to echo Petegas, welcome to the board!