To my surprise the seat was a non-handle through seat and had an arbor made out of rope and wood glue(I assume wood glue)? It blew my mind I had never previously saw such a thing, just curious to know if any one else had.
thanx
edited for spelling
Anyone ever cut off a reel seat of a low end Daiwa?
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Re: Anyone ever cut off a reel seat of a low end Daiwa?
A good number of Japanese rods are not blank thru construction. Its fairly common. The lower end the rod, the worse the hidden materials are.
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Re: Anyone ever cut off a reel seat of a low end Daiwa?
5poundhooker wrote:an arbor made out of rope and wood glue
now I know how to save money on my next build. 
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Re: Anyone ever cut off a reel seat of a low end Daiwa?
Probably explains why I had so many problems with the reel seats on the S Bass and Light & Tough rods back in the day...
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Re: Anyone ever cut off a reel seat of a low end Daiwa?
It was a very strange thing to find when expecting an arbor. Tape wouldn't have shocked me, but rope and wood glue. 