I've never had that happen. I use Fuji Deluxe seats on all my rods. Is that the seat causing you the problems? Curious.
Use the deluxe seat, and occasionally back the seat off when you are cleaning the reel after use and hose the thing down to get any debris/salt out.I've never had a reel seat fail like that, but know what you are referring to.
I have not had it happen on a rod I built but I did have it happen on store boaught rods twice. Don't know why it happens.
DZ , I had a spinner taped on a 9 foot lami for 16 years!! The guides were also taped on. The guides finally let go and i rebuilt the whole rod with thread and finish with a graphite Fuji seat. Funny thing was that after 16 yeras , the tape on the reel seat was still sticky but the tape on the guides was all unraveling.
I have see it happen a few times. I especially love when guys break the seat clean and bring it in for repair and never pick them upoke: oke:
If your looking for a plate seat the newer one (top in picture)has a rubber base under the metal and rubber incerts under the hoods. the one Tlap posted does not have that and rocks back & forth.
The guides were also taped on. The guides finally let go and i rebuilt the whole rod with thread and finish with a graphite Fuji seat. Funny thing was that after 16 yeras , the tape on the reel seat was still sticky but the tape on the guides was all unraveling.
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