Any good advice on how to remove a fly rod seat?

Just the reel seat? Not the handle? Just the reel seat would be pretty easy. Let me know .

Depends on the type of reel seat. I have had pretty good luck dipping the reel seat in boil water for a few minutes. This softens the epoxy and the reel seat can be twisted off. Wear a pair of gloves.
Norm

As mentioned above the use of boiling water will work. If you are trying to save a wood seat insert, place the reel seat in a plastic ziplock bag before immersing in the boiling water. I boil it for at least 5-6 minutes before attempting to remove the seat. It may take a couple of attempts! Be careful with the twisting as it can damage the blank!

Phil Erickson Wrote:
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> As mentioned above the use of boiling water will
> work. If you are trying to save a wood seat
> insert, place the reel seat in a plastic ziplock
> bag before immersing in the boiling water. I boil
> it for at least 5-6 minutes before attempting to
> remove the seat. It may take a couple of attempts!
> Be careful with the twisting as it can damage the
> blank!

I'm curious, but if the boiling water will soften the epoxy under reel seat, what does this heat do to the epoxy binder in the rod blank? Am I to think the heat will soften one but not the other? My point is regardless of twisting causing damage, could the heat itself cause damage to the rod blank?

When blanks are made they are baked in an oven at even a higher temperature to cure the resins used.
Norm

I have probably removed a couple dozen reel seat using boiling water and never had blank damage. Water boils at 212 degrees at sea level and blanks are cure at a higher temperature as Norm mentioned.

Thanks. I was wondering if the boiling water would cause any blank softening that would make it weaker or softer when trying to twist off a reel seat. I just read up on curing temps and see it is quite a bit higher than boiling water is, but was more or less curious if even that temperature would soften the blank any possibly weakening it while heated up for the twist off of the reel seat.

Depends on epoxy used to install the seat originally.
I can't remove a seat with the epoxy I use even with a propane torch.
In that case cut through the seat longitudinally with a Dremel cutoff wheel and use a screwdriver inserted into the grove and twist to open the groove until is separates from the epoxy. Then slide off.
Herb

Boiling in a careful manner has worked for me.