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I took my first Lami custom I ever built and converted it from a spinning rod to a conventional last winter. I just never liked the way the rod fished and it was due primarily to the way it balanced out with whatever reel I put on it. It's not a fun job, but it can be done and worth the effort if the blank is worth it to begin with. That particular rod I made into a sweet spinnerbait rod and I love the thing. Prior to last year, it sat pretty much idle for 10 years, now it's always on board for my sweetwater excursions.
In addition to taking care removing the old reel seat, you must be very cautious removing the old guides. I say that because the casting guides will be more numerous and might not hit the same locations for spacing. Unless you want to strip the entire blank to refinish it from top to bottom, be careful removing the guides. Nothing looks funkier, than a newly wrapped and finished rod with some old ratty spots between the new guides, where the old spinning guides had been mounted.
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Good luck and tight lines.
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