benczar94 Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 I recently bounced my favorite Hiro off a plastic buoy, I was pitching it under hand, I really have no idea how it broke given the circumstances but here we are I had never even caught a fish on it...:( Any advice on how I could repair it or what I should do? Would Brock repair it? I don't use any social media or I would have already reached out to him through Instagram or something Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks SU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basskickinrednick Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, benczar94 said: I recently bounced my favorite Hiro off a plastic buoy, I was pitching it under hand, I really have no idea how it broke given the circumstances but here we are I had never even caught a fish on it...:( Any advice on how I could repair it or what I should do? Would Brock repair it? I don't use any social media or I would have already reached out to him through Instagram or something Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks SU! Hit up @Brock here or ig would be better Edited May 22, 2019 by basskickinredneck twil93 and Kentsmith420 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriperAddict Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 Brock has some of the best customer service in the game dude. Im 100% sure he will fix it. I actually just sent him my trout for a repair. @hiroshimacustoms on IG is a great way to reach him. bassbass, SumoNinja and Willluvstafish 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El_Weruso Posted May 22, 2019 Report Share Posted May 22, 2019 You definitely need to reach out to him on that. I have him on IG if you'd like me to react out to him for you lol benczar94 and SumoNinja 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benczar94 Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Appreciate the advice guys, sending it out to Brock tomorrow! StriperAddict, porkmeatballs and basskickinrednick 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrambass Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Did the screw break in half or does he just use short screws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benczar94 Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 It just pulled out, yeah not a long screw by any means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benczar94 Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Thanks again @Neill Hernandez I really appreciate you hooking me up with Brock so I know where to send my bait. Always appreciate talking to stand out SU members like you! El_Weruso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumoNinja Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Yep, brock's super cool. A lot of really good guys making baits and brock is one of them He repaired a hiro trout that I didn't even buy from him. He did it for free and offered to pay shipping. When I got the bait back it came with a free wrap to my total surprise. Can't say enough about the guy 253caster, StriperAddict and willsochill 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolunteerSwimbaits Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Not hating at all, and not saying he doesnt know what he is doing. I am sure Brock is an awesome guy, and his work is unbelievable, and definitely something I look up to. But with all of that said, i feel like he could use a bit longer screw eyes. I personally use at least 1.5" and bend them, so they never pull out. And maybe I am just a little overkill, and this incident is one in a million. Is it just me? GreenPig and Mason 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumoNinja Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, VolunteerSwimbaits said: Not hating at all, and not saying he doesnt know what he is doing. I am sure Brock is an awesome guy, and his work is unbelievable, and definitely something I look up to. But with all of that said, i feel like he could use a bit longer screw eyes. I personally use at least 1.5" and bend them, so they never pull out. And maybe I am just a little overkill, and this incident is one in a million. Is it just me? I don't know anything about bait making but it does seem short. I wonder if that's the actual length of the screw or if the screw broke..... Edited May 23, 2019 by SumoNinja VolunteerSwimbaits 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nufo Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 easy fix. Take a punch and push the pin out. Order up 0.92 screw eyes that are 1.5" long. Pull out the one good one. Put the longer one in. (measure how long it is first so you can get it back to the same length). Get some quick wood from the hard ware store. Fill the hole in the broken one with it. Use a piece of wire to push in and make the existing hole. Once cured, then you can put the new screw eye in that one too and put the pin in and fish the wheels off it. biggfeast and Rogervang 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthefisherman Posted May 28, 2019 Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 I'd lay off swapping hardware out or altering the bait too much if possible. Most glides are meticulously balanced and will not function properly with too much tinkering. If Brock did indeed put short screws in that bait, he probably did so with a very good and very specific reason. Ask his opinion on how to proceed. SumoNinja, Texasfishn, 253caster and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedonnguyen Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 you could always shoot him an email hiroshimacustoms@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedonnguyen Posted May 29, 2019 Report Share Posted May 29, 2019 i just talked to brock...he said someone already gave you his address so you could send the bait back to him to fix, but he hasn't heard from you Rogervang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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