i broke a small piece  of my cork handle on my TFO rod ....i read that  you can replace  one  ring on the  handle has anyone  ever done that or should i replace everything......the rod is  fishable  it's  just not  right

Been making open and ice rods for a few years. Much easier if its the bottom cork/butt.
In theory you should be able to drill and grind out the broken section and replace it. Gotta get to the blank for a solid repair.
 It all depends on where it is. I have cork and butts if you need something? If you need something LMK I can drop it in the mail I have bags of thick and thin rings. Send me a PM

I'm able to get real slow if I drop my main all the way into the water and put the motor in gear to keep the prop from spinning. But my kicker is a 6hp and my boat is heavier than yours. If you are getting a new 9.9 they idle down amazingly slow. Especially the E.F.I. Merc ProKickers that have lower final drive gearing. They make a 9.9 carb version but it doesn't idle as low or have the lower gearing. I'd love to upgrade to one of them but they are spendy!

45* and raining.

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286 days, 21 hours, 26 minutes and 6 seconds till safe ice….🤞🏻🙏🏻😁