Here, I'll throw one more idea in to the pot!
I use masking tape, in a 1/2 inch width, applied 1/8 inch apart. I use the calipers to know how thick to wind the tape, and when it's "just about tight" I stop. Then slather the rod end with all the wrappings, with rod bond, working the adhesive into the spaces between the tape, and slide on the reel seat. The rod bond adheres to the rod, the tape, and the inside of the reel seat.
Trouts don't live in ugly places.
A friend is not who knows you the longest, but the one who came and never left your side.
Don't look back, we ain't goin' that way.