I have my upper reel seat broken, how do I replace it?  The rod is a good one, just need to be able to tighten reel up.  Sonny

can you be more specific as to what is broken, where and how?  Pictures are always helpful .

a better description of where and how it broke or pics will help.  Hopefully you can re-epoxy it in place... since replacing a reel seat is a lot of work. (you have to strip the rest of the rod)

The top seat is in the cork at the top and screws down to keep the reel tight.  The cork is rotten and has come a part.  I now have it taped tight but can not get it tight enough.