Change The Grip

[YvonG1]

I have a rod that I had assembled a few years ago and cork on the handle is in poor condition.

 

Is it possible to remove the handle without damaged, the rod 

[BobP]

Yes - but it's fairly laborious to do and you have to do it carefully so as not to damage the blank.  Then you have the question:  can you apply another handle from the butt of the rod, or do you need to remove most of the guides and the reel seat in order to fit a new handle on the tapered blank - in effect, a complete rebuild.

 

I've done it a few times, including converting a spinning rod to a baitcaster, and usually end up rebuilding the whole rod.  Nowadays, I'd be more inclined to just fix up the cork with sanding and cork filler, or applying an add-on grip material.

[KYLakeLunker]

To remove it, I typically just use channel locks and a utility knife.  It's not that hard, you just have to be careful not to get into the blank.  

 

To clean it up, I just use Magic Eraser.  It works.

 

I did a facebook tutorial a while back on stripping and rewrapping a rod, here is a link to it.  It has pictures of steps along the way.  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.482335278520958.1073741825.130764407011382&type=3

[Braided Line]

To answer your question .........yes.