Reel seat wiggles on spinning rod

[moloch16]

Looks like cork grips are firmly glued to the rod blank but the rod seat has some play in it that is annoying when using the rod (i.e. the reel wiggles on the rod when reeling).  Not sure how these things go together so I'm not sure what I should do to fix it.  I thought about putting some glue where the rod seat meats the cork grips but I'm not sure it will hold.  I also considered taking the bottom grip off, gluing the seat on nice and tight and then putting the grip back on but it looks like the grip is firmly glued to the blank

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[.ghoti.]

I had the same problem with a Berkley rod a few years ago. I tried super glue on the ends of the seat, where the cork meets the seat, and it held for about an hour of use. I fixed it by drilling a hole in the seat, on the underneath side, at the rear of the seat, and putting in a couple of drops of super glue, while wiggling the seat back and forth to distribute the glue as best I could. It seems to have worked. My wife uses the rod occasionally with no problems. It's held for about 4 or 5 years. I think that maybe I got lucky with the hole placement.

If you try this, use a drill press so you can control the depth of the hole. I wouldn't want to try this by hand. I use a 3/16 bit, and filled the hole with wood putty and sanded it smooth.

Good luck,

GK

[moloch16]

Thanks ghoti, thought about this as well, glad to hear it worked for you.  This is a flea market special so it's a learning experience if nothing else    It's a nice rod though, only one I have like it (7.5' heavy action).

[Jeff_NHBA]

Instead of glue, just add a few layers of electrical tape along the reel seat on the rod.  This will act like a shim and should eliminate the loose feeling.  

[Guest DavidGreen]

moloch16,

That spinning rod (7.5' heavy action) sounds like a saltwater rod or spoonbill snagging rod. The reel seat is mounted on arbors with a water proof 2 part epoxy. The best way to repair it is similar to the way ghoti did his. Drill at the edge of the rear grip at an angle that will get the drill bit under the edge of the reel seat and do this at 3 different spots around the back of the seat. Now you need to get yourself a 2 part rod building epoxy, and a Syringe for pushing the epoxy into the holes.

Flex Coat Two-Part Epoxy:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166-cat20368_TGP&id=0003607311397a&navCount=4&podId=0003607&parentId=cat20368&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IH&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20368&hasJS=true

Syringe:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/pod-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20166-cat20368&rid=&indexId=cat20368&navAction=push&masterpathid=&navCount=1&parentType=index&parentId=cat20368&id=0003592

Use the rod building epoxy because it is waterproof were as super-glue or other non specialized epoxy isn't, that way if you don't get the holes filled or there is a gap between the reel seat and rear grip (that is probably why it came lose in the first place) and water gets down in there it will loosen again. You could also do the same at the foregrip and the front of the reel seat.

Whenever I get a lose reel seat repair this is how I do it..

Hope this helps some.

Tight Lines!!!

Shellback,

It's a lose reel seat, not a lose reel in the seat.....