Fixable Rod's Reel Seat?

[Memory Maker]

Dude ....... if you are using 30 oz on a rod built for 3 then nothing will work because the rod is flexing through the reelseat. If you like the rod then stop using it WAY beyond it's capabilities. Your lucky it didn't break. It sounds like a well built blank if it has taken that much abuse ......... Also don't clamp the reel to the blank if you are using that much weight because it will not flex where the reel is clamped and it will break at that point ........

I would get a heavier rod if I were you .......

[tufnik]

I don't know what you mean by "beyond it's capabilities." Doesn't make sense. If I set the drag on the reel at 15 lbs, and a fish spools the reel, does that mean I'm using the rod beyond it's capabilities and that I shouldn't do that? I think rod rating is more for how the rod responds to loads up to the stated ounces (e.g., for jigging and casting).

If the seat wasn't as old and brittle, I think the crack would not have happened.

Anyway, I have a new game plan. I'll just take two rods. I just bought a new rod from the fishing flea market. It's a Cove Chesapeake Series trolling rod: 6', metal reel seat, very strong backbone. It's noticeably stiffer than the power stick. Funny, it has about the same line rating 20-50#. It's a trolling rod, but the designer said it'll also do well for bottom fishing. I'll use the Cove for the heavy stuff and the power stick for the lighter stuff. Never know when you'll need the big gun.

http://www.tacklecoveshop.com/c-275-...ling-rods.aspx

Oh,....after all that.....I guess most everyone's advice is to take the easy epoxy and clamp route. ..........but I just might eventually fix it....lol.....

[mmanolis2001]

Most blanks used for deep drop fishing are in the 50 lb to 80 lb line class to handle the weight needed to get down. How deep do you normally fish when you use 30 oz (600 ft +)? Are you using an eletric reel?

I agree with Memory Maker about the blanks rating. It might not break but hanging a 30 oz sinker from a blank rated for 3 oz would make for a mushy action and less than ideal leverage when pulling up fish.

Kind of like jigging a 2 oz bucktail on a ultra light rod. You can do it but there are better more productive ways.

For the reel seat i would just pack it full of epoxy and sand it smooth and fish it until the seat explodes. Hopefully it wonk happen when you 600 ft down with a golden tile on the line.

[tufnik]

Last time I went out we fished 200-600'. No electric, just good ole arm crankin'. Yep, the 30 oz sinker made it mushy. My next trip is expected to be over 900'. Lookin' for golden tiles and big sea bass

[Memory Maker]

Reeling up a 30 oz sinker with a 10 lb fish up 600 ft on a rod rated for 3 oz is REALLY alot of work ......more work than I would want to do ..... I know you will find a better suited rod much easier and more efficient to crank ..........