P8 Magnetic Butt Rest 3 Rod

I've used mine locked up against snags and they have done me proud,great bit of kit.

There solid ive caught catfish to 65 and sturgeon on them there a great bit of kit, youwont be disappointed.

I purchased some last year before I went carp fishing in France, they fit on the butt of the rod and are magnetic the bottom part screws into a pod or goal post if that's what you use, I found them really useful. Good luck

I have found great in any weather I used them n Florida on the Gulf of Mexico shark fishing from the shore and the preformed great even in heavy rain and I was able to pull the bite alarm with the magnet of during a one hour fight with a 100lb plus shark I replaced the rubber strap with a strop rubber O ring this improved the hold to the rod

These can be attached to any standard thread bank stick. It comes in 3 parts, elastic strap that wraps around the butt section which connects to a very strong magnetic dish. This in turns sticks to the third part that is attached to the bank stick. It makes for a very sturdy set up and I highly recommend them. I hope this helps

I think it's purpose is to secure the rubber strap holding the butt rest to the Rod so it doesn't come out of the securing ridges either side of section fitted to handle. That's what I've used it for.

they are encased in rubber and cannot pull off the only problem i had was the strength of the magnets,if you are set up on a hard surface the pod tends to lift when you strike.i cured this with a tent peg across the rear of the pod to stabilise it.

There's 2 parts to the rest. Top part attaches to rod. Bottom piece screws into bank stick or buzz bar. So top part with what I think you are calling the lock is permanently attached to rod.

I've had the same problem, tbh... I think that ND should release a pack of replacements, as this seems to be a common issue and clearly a fault in the design. I have read online that these rubbers can be purchased from car spares stores, although how true this is, is untested by myself as of yet. Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but for now my suggestion would be that... try car spares stores, because as I say, this seems to be the most popular solution offered.

I'm not 100% sure but I would be very surprised if you couldn't just google it and find them somewhere on the internet, like on eBay or even on here Amazon etc

No, you do not have to worry about that my friend. Although the magnets are strong it will not lift lift your pod off the ground. Unless you have the lightest pod in the world in which case you can purchase a couple of straps which secure the pod no mater how light the pod may be or how hard you strike!! These magnetic butt rest are brilliant, I love them. :-)