Crack in the reelseat...

[golden beetle]

Ok, so one of my favorite bamboo rods has a crack in its reelseat.

How would this be fixed?

Any ideas?

 

[MACFLY]

Buy a Granger rod bamboo rod next time[QUOTE=golden beetle;178105]Ok, so one of my favorite bamboo rods has a crack in its reelseat.

How would this be fixed?

Any ideas?[/QUOTE]

 

[dcabarle]

Ok, so one of my favorite bamboo rods has a crack in its reelseat.

How would this be fixed?

Any ideas?

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Comes in various colors. Sand lightly when done.

 

[dcabarle]

Ok... You wrote "reel seat" I read "Cork". I use the above stuff to fill in missing pieces of the cork. Sorry for the confussion. Either way, someone else might find this useful.

 

[Jesse James]

A more detailed explanation of the crack and a few pictures of the reel seat would help us out, so that we might be able to help you out.

 

[JeffK]

Second the need for pictures. A wood or plastic spacer can be glued and held with hose clamps while the glue sets. Metal parts can be tough. JB Weld does a good job, but a glue joint isn't good for threads.

May have to glue a new reel seat on. If the glue is a thermoplastic you can often place the reel seat in boiling water to soften the glue and pull it off. If it is an epoxt, need to get out the Dremel and do some surgery.

 

[WBDluver]

If it is something that you feel will cause a problem in the future, then I would send it off to be reparied. Post a topic to see if one or the bamboo rod builders would be willing to repair it. DO NOT PUT YOUR BAMBOO ROD IN BOILING WATER. If you do, you will be posting about a lot more problems than a crack in your reel seat.

By the way, I have fished with a crack in my seat for years with no problems, mom said i was born that way sorry, I could not help myself. I apologize

 

[Ronbo]

Just use a standard epoxy and wipe clean before the glue has hardened, wrap it with fine cotton thread and set over night. remove thread and lightl scrape sand until all residue is gone. you may have to refinsh with a wipe on poly and buff.
or send it to me :smokelots:

 

[golden beetle]

Just use a standard epoxy and wipe clean before the glue has hardened, wrap it with fine cotton thread and set over night. remove thread and lightl scrape sand until all residue is gone. you may have to refinsh with a wipe on poly and buff.
or send it to me :smokelots:

I think I'll send it to you, Ronbo.

Thanks.

 

[Trout Fever]

beetle send it to me im sure i could figure the whole process out lol it will only cost you the amount of the rod

 

[Trouser Trout]

post a pic of the crack

 

[MACFLY]

post a pic of the crack

Not your ass crack Beetle.

 

[gadfly]

Beat me to it..... :bootyshak:bootyshak

 

[MACFLY]

Beat me to it..... :bootyshak:bootyshak

great minds think alike

 

[Hardy1]

My friend

If you have a Dickerson, an Edwards please have it doen. The repair is cheap.
Otherwise glue the heck out of it.
Reel seats are not difficult, and even redoing one is not rcoket science, to include doing the cork.
Micke Sinclair has a book out Fly Rod restoration which is fabolous. He has written about Divine, Heddon and has the Granger book/library as well.
I use this all the time
Again, glue it if a work horse rod, your blue collar rod, or get it fixed!

Good Luck
Jimmy

 

[CTobias]

Stop shoving rods up your ass and the reel seats won't crack.