On Mar 11, 1:53 am, UlrichsM wrote:
I could use some help. I have a great 8wt fly rod for Salt water with a
reel seat that is difficult to lock. No matter how hard I twist the
locking ring, the reel (or reels) never sits securely, always has a bit
of a wobble. How do I rectify this? Do I have to get the whole reel
seat changed? If so, how? Or, better yet, where do I send it to get
it changed? Can it be changed at all? Any advice would be helpful,
because I'd like to get it fixed before the salt fly season begins.
Thanks.

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The simplest method is to shim your reel foot. This can be done using
epoxy and a piece of plastic or metal. ( wood will give you a
temporary fix, see below) The problem is caused because your reel
foot is slimmer than the reel locking rings, and these have also been
forced open because you have been turning the locking ring too
tightly.

This means that the reel foot is not locked down by the taper on the
reel seating rings, but only held at the ends of the reel foot,
allowing it to move from side to side, regardless of how hard you
tighten the locking ring.

You could also shim the upper side of the reel foot, but this will
widen the reel seating rings even more, and you will have to do it for
every reel you use on the rod.

A simple temporary fix is to put a piece of wood ( spatula from a
dentist etc) under the reel seat, and do not overtighten the locking
rings.

You could fit a new reel seat, it is not difficult, but if you only
normally use tzhe same reel on the rod, then just shim the foot, son
that the tapered locking rings actually engage the metal of the foot.

TL
MC