Originally Posted by
Midwest Custom Fly Rods
A little heat will go a long way to getting the rusted seat to let go of the death grip it has on the reel. Try a heat gun if you have one and heat up the offending lock ring. Just make sure you have as much of the WD40 wiped off as you can, don't want it bursting into flames on ya lol
Steve
<VERY important point> DO THIS OUTSIDE!!!!!
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