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Howdy folks,

I was getting my rods ready to go for tomorrow and when I went to put the reel on my Gatti rod, the metal piece on the bottom decided it didn’t want to be there anymore… I’m not the original owner of this rod, so warranty is out of the question. How would you go about reattaching this?

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I got the perfect answer for you, JB WELD.
Sets fast and won't ever come apart just be 💯 sure it's lined up right when it sets.

You have a little bit of time to get that right. Id use the reel to help with that, but make sure any epoxy coming out is wiped off before it sets. Also make sure any coming out on the inside, if any, doesn't set you reel on permanently.

Also I'd put a bit more on than they did, sheesh.
 
Upon further inspection, it looks like they originally used a piece of double-sided tape kind of similar to how grips are attached to golf clubs. I think I actually have some lying around, but some kind of epoxy seems like it would have a more solid bond.
 
sixfootfenwick said:
I got the perfect answer for you, JB WELD.
Sets fast and won't ever come apart just be 💯 sure it's lined up right when it sets.
You have a little bit of time to get that right.
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I would not recommend this. JB Weld is forever and if you mess it up or actually need to get the part off in the future, you are F$#%^.

Just use 5 minute epoxy. It cleans up easy with alcohol, cures in a reasonable amount of time while giving you a chance to get everything right, and if you ever need to take the metal components off you can do that with a little heat from some boiling water.
 
PennKev said:
I would not recommend this. JB Weld is forever and if you mess it up or actually need to get the part off in the future, you are F$#%^.

Just use 5 minute epoxy. It cleans up easy with alcohol, cures in a reasonable amount of time while giving you a chance to get everything right, and if you ever need to take the metal components off you can do that with a little heat from some boiling water.
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It's all I've used on my rod builds. It is forever, it's why I like it
 
PennKev said:
I would not recommend this. JB Weld is forever and if you mess it up or actually need to get the part off in the future, you are F$#%^.

Just use 5 minute epoxy. It cleans up easy with alcohol, cures in a reasonable amount of time while giving you a chance to get everything right, and if you ever need to take the metal components off you can do that with a little heat from some boiling water.
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Absolutely!!

You don't want forever with reel seat components...
 
sixfootfenwick said:
I got the perfect answer for you, JB WELD.
Sets fast and won't ever come apart just be 💯 sure it's lined up right when it sets.

You have a little bit of time to get that right. Id use the reel to help with that, but make sure any epoxy coming out is wiped off before it sets.
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I'd go with this, especially since that piece is half of what holds the reel in place. You want it to be "forever" as PennKev suggests. JMO Contrary to Bam's thinking. 😉
 
dudemanspecial said:
Why would you ever need to take a reel seat off a rod that isn't like a Payne or Garrison?
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Generally you don't😂

Their concern is damage from use or a fall likely.
In which case you cut it off with snips and turn the epoxy down. It's a pain but I've done it many times.

I'd rather have a forever bond. I've got rods I've used for about 50 years made with JB weld (early 70's) not one fail and only a few needs for replacements on a few rods that were again cut and turned.

Most rods today won't live that long.
 
wildtrout2 said:
I'd go with this, especially since that piece is half of what holds the reel in place. You want it to be "forever" as PennKev suggests. JMO Contrary to Bam's thinking. 😉
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I would venture to guess 99% of reel seat components are secured with epoxy. It won't fail under normal circumstances but it has the added benefit of being able to be "undone" by a modest application of heat as opposed to JB Weld that requires enough heat to melt the resins in the rod blank.

This pays HUGE dividends if a rod ever needs to get a new grip, a reel seat gets screwed up or any other repair up to and including a full restoration.

I know MANY, MANY, MANY folks who have done full restorations on rods not made by famous makers but they happen to have sentimental value like dad's or grandpa's old rod.
 
wildtrout2 said:
Okay, I get that. But, how often has anybody fallen and damaged that particular piece, or damaged it from use? That's like being afraid to drive for fear of being in an accident. 😉
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I agree, its why I recommended JB Weld 🤷

but, it happens. It isn't a "your @#$&ed" situation as suggested. It's just harder to fix.
 
Bamboozle said:
I would venture to guess 99% of reel seat components are secured with epoxy. It won't fail under normal circumstances but it has the added benefit of being able to be "undone" by a modest application of heat as opposed to JB Weld that requires enough heat to melt the resins in the rod blank.

This pays HUGE dividends if a rod ever needs to get a new grip, a reel seat gets screwed up or any other repair up to and including a full restoration.

I know MANY, MANY, MANY folks who have done full restorations on rods not made by famous makers but they happen to have sentimental value like dad's or grandpa's old rod.
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The sky is falling. 🤣
 
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