Question on rod assembly

[Colson39]

Hello all,

I'm new to the world of fly fishing, and I just recently purchased a 4 piece TFO Professional rod (I am interested in saltwater).

I just received my rod today, and I have a quick and hopefully easy question. The rod as I mentioned comes in 4 pieces. Each piece has a dot on the end of it that lines up with another dot on the next section to line up the guides easily. When I put two of the pieces together, it does not fit exactly flush, there is about a 3/4 of an inch gap between one section and the next (this holds true for all 4 sections). I don't want to overtighten it, and I was wondering it this was normal?

Basically, when sliding one piece into the other, there is still about 3/4 of the 'inner' section showing.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

[sage fly guy]

That is normal, only slide them as far as they will go with minimal force, be sure to lube before assembly with some oil from the side of your nose. ;)

I have a couple of rods with spigot ferrules where the gap I so large you would swear you have done something wrong.

chris

[Jim Royston]

the dots are for alignment only, you do not want them butting up to each other. the gap allows for wear.