Reel seat

[aebitim]

Any advice or tips on removing a glued reel seat?

 

[Mr Cholmondeley-Corker (PaSC)]

I would go to A & E if I were you.

 

[Ray Roberts]

Try carefully slitting down the length of it a couple of times with a Dremel cutting disc or similar. If you don't have one, try cutting through the seat with a junior hacksaw making the cut in a helix around the seat and then peeling it back. I would start with one slot with the Dremel first and try to open the seat out by twisting a screwdriver in the slot.

 

[tiinker]

Glued with what to what.

 

[BarryC]

If you have a look here they will have all the stuff you will need plus if you look in the tips section they have step by step guide for removing reel seats.
Fishing tackle & fishing tackle components - Hopkins & Holloway Limited

 

[grantfraser27]

dremmel is your best bet but a fine tool and a slow rpm.

 

[jacksharp]

If you don't have a Dremel, first cut off the moving screw collar, then the fixed hood with a hacksaw. Make a careful diagonal cut (about 1") on the top or bottom of the reel seat. Carefully lever this up with a screwdriver then, using a pair of long-nose pliers, wind the rest of the seat off corned-beef tin key style. Done it loads of times with cheap Fuji-type copies and it works a treat.