Reel seat to big for blank.

[rhahn427]

Originally Posted by Sweetwater

Sorry for my ramblings, but one more thought. Since you're refurbishing an old rod, when you remove the eyes, make sure you mark exactly where the guides were before (eyes up or down) so that when you put on the new reel seat you know which way the spine (or spline) of the rod is so that you can face the reel seat properly.

Also, remember if you're converting from spinning to conventional (or vice versa) that the reel seat will need to be 180 degrees of the way it was before.

If you've already removed the guides and forgot to mark the direction of the eyes, there are ways to re-locate the spine.

Sorry guy ......... but you are assuming that the rod was splined correctly in the first place and that the guides were placed properly.

If you want it done correctly then don't mark the center of the reelseat or the guides and do your own spline check and guide placement as you would with any new build.

Only mark the reelseat and guides if you just want to refurbish exactly what you have now.

[Sweetwater]

Of course I was assuming that the rod was functioning properly before...but yes, it never hurts to recheck the spine.

[rhahn427]

Originally Posted by Sweetwater

Of course I was assuming that the rod was functioning properly before...but yes, it never hurts to recheck the spine.

I didn't say functioning properly ........ I said splined correctly .... big difference. Many rods are not splined even by custom builders and the rods function properly but many times not to peak performance.

For the spline, there are 2 schools of thought. To build on the spline and to build on the straightest edge. Dale Clemmens used to preach building on the spline while Tom Kirkman preaches on the straightest edge. Most production rods and custom builders that follow Kirkman build on the straightest edge.

I prefer to spline my rods ......... in my humble opinion it just gives a little better performance ........

So ...... if you just want to reproduce what you have then just mark what you have and re do it ............. if you want to make sure you have the best performance then start from scratch ..... spline the rod ..... do your stress and other tests to determine the proper guide placement and make a snug fit of your handles and reel seat ........etc

[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by rhahn427

I prefer to spline my rods ......... in my humble opinion it just gives a little better performance ........

Why do I get the impression that there is very little that is "humble" about your opinions?

[rhahn427]

Originally Posted by Sweetwater

Why do I get the impression that there is very little that is "humble" about your opinions?

Gee .... thanks for the personal slam .........

Sorry you can't have an intelligent exchange of information .......

It's people like you that curtail the sharing of really good and useful information .......

I could really slam you back but that would just bring me down to your level ..... besides the fish are biting and I have 3 rods to finish

Sorry I shared some ideas ....... won't happen again