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nailed reel seat
Posted by: David Gaestel (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: May 13, 2015 07:42PM

While restoring an old rod with a wooden handle and foregrip I noticed the reel seat is loose. While attempting to remove it to re-epoxy I found the reel seat is nailed on. One nail in the handle and one in the foregrip. Of course the nails are small however they are rusty. I am not sure if I want to replace the nails (and use epoxy) or replace the reel seat altogether. Could this be original? Has anyone ever encountered this?

David A. Gaestel

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Re: nailed reel seat
Posted by: Dennis Danku (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: May 13, 2015 09:31PM

Yup, very common for that era rod. Once you get it apart you might see a glob of glue that looks like maple syrup covering a winding of mason cord to fill in as an arbor for the reel seat.

Dennis J. Danku
(Sayreville,NJ)

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