Help: penn powerstix 13ft

Hi all
got a powerstix for xmas but having trouble joining it together. left with about 1 inch where its not butting tight. don't fancy fishing with yet in case i do some damage. just wondering if anyone else had similar problems and how you might solve it

tight lines and happy new year

if im under standing you right you have 1 inch betwen each section of the rod .. i have one and its the same most rods are like that its normal that its not going all the way in at the spigot joint

Thats the way the rod is. Nothing to worry about.

thanks lads. haven't come across that before, better to be safe than sorry.

The spigot has a slight taper which will wear over the years,the extra lenght is to allow for this and keep the joint tight,the gap will close a bit over time

Lol, at least you had the sense to ask, i got the same rod for my birthday in july from my parents and i drove from newry to belfast back to the shop only to be very red faced when they explained the same answers that the lads have given you.

Lol, at least you had the sense to ask, i got the same rod for my birthday in july from my parents and i drove from newry to belfast back to the shop only to be very red faced when they explained the same answers that the lads have given you.

did consider doing that only that the shop was closed today. thought it better to be red faced anonomously than in person no better place than here to ask the question.
thanks again for the replys

I had the same problem when I got my 13' penn powerstix, over 2 years I fished with it once every 10 days on average and now with all the wear I have another problem , the sections push too tightly together as the tapered spigott on each section has worn thin and sometimes jams in making it a 2 man job to get seperated, If I dont push the sections tight together they can come loose on casting and I'm scared of them coming apart. any advice on that problem out there
It's a long time till next christmas, before anyone suggest a new rod

Candle wax i did one of my rods 2 mins ago and its the job