[MrForbes]

we had a 3/4" bore bimba rod get bent in a qual match in Davis, I was able to bend it straight by hand. It was not bent far, just enough to bind up. I turned the rod around to see which way it was bent, then set it next to the edge of a piece of paper to see where exactly the bend was...then I carefully bent it back a little at a time with hand pressure. It worked fine after a few tries bending it (sneak up on it, don't try to do it all at once). If the rod is bent at a noticeable angle you might not be able to fix it this way.