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Appropriate Fee for Services: Reel Seat Replace.
Posted by: Ken Driedger (---.bchsia.telus.net)
Date: July 24, 2006 12:05PM

Unsure of good, but fair number to put down on the sheet. The job: reel seat replacement on a casting rod. The details: remove the 2 butt guides on the bottom half of the rod, carve off the 4" cork foregrip, dremel the reel seat in half to remove, and put all back in good order.
Estimate about 2 hours. Never had this repair scenario come up before.
I was thinking 40 (usd) and parts. No overhead. No excise tax worries.
High? Low? About right? Thanks. KD

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Re: Appropriate Fee for Services: Reel Seat Replace.
Posted by: Bill Stevens (---.br.br.cox.net)
Date: July 24, 2006 12:26PM

If guides are good leave them and the foregrip in place. Whack the seat and the blank in the middle with Dremel. Split and remove. Insert post and sleeve and install new seat with Rod Bond. Than kthis board and Jesse Buky for the idea. Twenty minutes $ 30.

Gon Fishn

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Re: Appropriate Fee for Services: Reel Seat Replace.
Posted by: Ken Driedger (---.bchsia.telus.net)
Date: July 24, 2006 01:32PM

Kewl !!!! with the "fix" well in the hand, the rod will never know it's been bucked up. I like it !!
Thanks to you Bill, for posting, and thanks to Jesse for his creativity. KD
ps: here's the thread: [www.rodbuilding.org]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/24/2006 01:38PM by Ken Driedger.

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Re: Appropriate Fee for Services: Reel Seat Replace.
Posted by: Fred Yarmolowicz (66.252.177.---)
Date: July 24, 2006 04:01PM

Ken,Done this several times and always thank Jesse out loud when its done.Best is seeing the face of thecustomer when the forgrip and handle are undisturbed and they cant figure out how you did it.Thanks again Jesse and hope the recovery is progressing well.

Freddwhy (Rapt-Ryte)

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Re: Appropriate Fee for Services: Reel Seat Replace.
Posted by: Bill Stevens (---.br.br.cox.net)
Date: July 24, 2006 04:48PM

Good Idea Fred!! I will not tell the next customer how it was done!! Jesse is coming on strong!

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Re: Appropriate Fee for Services: Reel Seat Replace.
Posted by: Billy Broderick (---.hsd1.fl.comcast.net)
Date: July 24, 2006 07:15PM

ok i read it and im confused. What is the process? He cuts the blank and all up the middle and removes the WHAT?? I have to be missing something but i have always done the scrape and cut and be carful not to hit the blank method and would LOVE a better way. Could someone explain it to me again so i can understand Jessie's method.

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Re: Appropriate Fee for Services: Reel Seat Replace.
Posted by: Ken Driedger (---.bchsia.telus.net)
Date: July 24, 2006 08:09PM

Did you read the thread as per the link in this thread? [www.rodbuilding.org]

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