Hello chaps I've got a fox duo xs and the reel seat has cracked, nice rod but a real cheap nasty reel seat.Does anyone know roughly what it costs to replace it with something better? Just trying to weigh up if it worth it or to just buy another rod it's only a spare really but still a nice rod. Cheers . Ben
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Replacing reel seat?
- Thread starter Ben Cook
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Hi Ben,
Generally the rod would have to be stripped and the reel fitting replaced.
To do the job properly you have the following options:
Try stripping the handle from the back and depending on diameter of the blank try fitting the reel seat from the butt (not my prefered option). You would have to rebuild the handle.
Better (but more expensive) strip the rings and foregrip and replace reel seat (after removal - and this can be tricky if you are not used to it), rewhip the rings and epoxy.
Both would be expensive.
You don't say where the split is - a bodge job (depending on nature and position of the split) would be to try injecting adhesive and clamping up the seat to close the gap.
Hope this helps,
Bob
Generally the rod would have to be stripped and the reel fitting replaced.
To do the job properly you have the following options:
Try stripping the handle from the back and depending on diameter of the blank try fitting the reel seat from the butt (not my prefered option). You would have to rebuild the handle.
Better (but more expensive) strip the rings and foregrip and replace reel seat (after removal - and this can be tricky if you are not used to it), rewhip the rings and epoxy.
Both would be expensive.
You don't say where the split is - a bodge job (depending on nature and position of the split) would be to try injecting adhesive and clamping up the seat to close the gap.
Hope this helps,
Bob
Richard Longmuir
Senior Member
Hi Ben,
Why not treat yourself to a new rod ? give the man above a call and he will build you a think of true beauty,go on you deserve it.......just dont tell the missus.
Dickie.
Why not treat yourself to a new rod ? give the man above a call and he will build you a think of true beauty,go on you deserve it.......just dont tell the missus.
Dickie.
Anthony Pearson
Senior Member
What about contacting the manufacturer? It might be worth an email.
PS. I have the same rod and there's definitely something aesthetically pleasing about it. It looks better than some of my far more expensive rods, and handles fish well.
PS. I have the same rod and there's definitely something aesthetically pleasing about it. It looks better than some of my far more expensive rods, and handles fish well.
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