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removing reel seat ? - peter805 - 11-22-2009 Did anyone ever removed reel seat out of a fly rod? I'm sure that there must be a way of doing that. Some kind "surgical " removal. Very carefully cut the hardware in half , cut the cork without getting into the blank......................... There just must be a way.[] Peter [signature] Re: [peter805] removing reel seat ? - lurtch - 11-22-2009 please dont try yourself..i have a freind thats a rod builder and has done a few times for me..thats his advice ..find a professinal to do that [signature] Re: [peter805] removing reel seat ? - flygoddess - 11-22-2009 Boiling water hopefully. The Browning rod I just bought, The cork split in half. So I too have to try to get the reel seat off. Have been lucky in the past with boiling water. Do not cut or pry. [signature] Re: [flygoddess] removing reel seat ? - macfly55 - 11-22-2009 that browning isnt your winter project rod is it?? MacFly [cool] [signature] Re: [macfly55] removing reel seat ? - flygoddess - 11-22-2009 No, it is the one I bought off e-bay while camping at Henry's. [signature] Re: [flygoddess] removing reel seat ? - macfly55 - 11-22-2009 whew... I wasnt sure but glad its not the progect rod... :-) MacFly [signature] Re: [peter805] removing reel seat ? - Dryrod - 11-23-2009 [center][font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000][size 3]Hi Peter - are you planning to replace the seat & why? [/size][/#008000][/font][/center] [signature] Re: [flygoddess] removing reel seat ? - peter805 - 11-23-2009 boiling water......hmmmmmmm, I may try that. Thank you. [signature] Re: [Dryrod] removing reel seat ? - peter805 - 11-23-2009 The reason why is because I found some really nice ones and I sure would like to put some on my rod or rods.[] Just for personal satisfaction. Peter [signature] Re: [peter805] removing reel seat ? - Dryrod - 11-23-2009 [font "Comic Sans MS"][#008000][size 3]Okay what ever the reason you would like to install a new seat. Check out this link:[/size][/#008000][/font] http://www.guidesnblanks.com/tutorial_how_to_remove_reel_seat.php [signature] Re: [Dryrod] removing reel seat ? - peter805 - 11-23-2009 Oh cool, thank you DR. I will try that boiling water and if that does not work then I will try your suggestion. Peter [signature] Re: [Dryrod] removing reel seat ? - flygoddess - 11-23-2009 That is cool, but a spinning or bait casting rod is a little different. Not much. The price of cork however ( the one on the rod I am making $37.), I think I would try NOT to cut it, specially if you are going after the reel seat which is on the end. However, the boiling water doesn't always work. It didn't on my Browning and the CORK is what I am trying to save. So in my case I will have to take off the Hook Keep and the winding check to slide half the cork up. Then sand it down and try to connect the two pieces of cork. As I said, it broke right in half and one side turns freely. [signature]