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Location: Columbus, Georgia | I have two rods that appear to need new reel seats. The reels are beginning to wobble a bit and they cannot be tightened down any further.
What's involved with this? Can they be replaced?
I would be interested to know where the stop-point is and how/when one determines it's simply time to retire the rod.
Thanks,
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Location: In a shack in the woods | You can take a punch and tap the rivets tight again. No need to retire them yet. |
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| instead of replacing your reel seat on the rod, simply put a few wraps of electrical tape on the tag ends of the actual reel seat bracket and tighten down the reels seat. Problem solved. |
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Location: Columbus, Georgia | One of the two rods in question IS a Tooth Tamer. 7'6" 2004 model.
It's a great rod, though I am concerned that the reel will go flying of the rod unless I find a quick-fix.
Guest suggests "electrical wraps."
What are electrical wraps? I can imagine putting some electrical tape inside the reel seat, but I don't quite comprehend the suggestion.
Edited by cjrich 6/1/2010 4:36 PM
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | cjrich - 6/1/2010 5:34 PM
One of the two rods in question IS a Tooth Tamer. 7'6" 2004 model.
It's a great rod, though I am concerned that the reel will go flying of the rod unless I find a quick-fix.
Guest suggests "electrical wraps."
What are electrical wraps? I can imagine putting some electrical tape inside the reel seat, but I don't quite comprehend the suggestion.
Just put tape around both the reel prongs that go into the seat on the rod.Just keep wrapping the tape around them untill it fits snug
Edited by muskie_man 6/1/2010 5:16 PM
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Location: Columbus, Georgia | muskie_man,
Thanks for the amplification.
Craig |
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| I use the electrical tape wraps on most of my reels, it just seems to allow them to snug down better. |
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Location: Columbus, Georgia | There's shiny-finish electrical tape, and then there is the tape that is textured ... almost like a fabric.
Which one is best?? |
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Location: In a shack in the woods | Sorry for the bad advice. I thought you meant the reel seat was coming loose on the reel where it's riveted. |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | cjrich - 6/1/2010 7:15 PM
There's shiny-finish electrical tape, and then there is the tape that is textured ... almost like a fabric.
Which one is best??
just plain ole 99 cent roll of electrical tape
Edited by muskie_man 6/1/2010 10:58 PM
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Location: Passaic, NJ - Upper French River, ON | Cut one of those plastic tackle box dividers to fit under the reel. It won't compress and eventually come loose. |
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