From time to time, I get requests to replace grips and reel seats. Most of the time, it's really not worth it because the repair costs more than the original rod.
That wasn't the case this time. The customer absolutely hated the OEM seat on his Legend Elite spinning rod. After seeing it, I understood why. Such excessive threads. They really could have trimmed at least an inch off before assembly, but they didn't. Even if they would have taken some threads off, the seat is uncomfortable for someone with large hands.
He liked the IPS seat and hidden threads locking foregrip on the Dobyns Champion rods, so that's the direction we went.
I missed taking some pics as I went, like boring, splitting and gluing the arbor on the blank.
Original seat and grip.
Stripped and cleaned up.
Had to extend the IPS grip to maintain the original reel seat location.
Locking foregrip.
New seat glued in position.
New grip and butt cap installed and curing.
All finished up.
