Abstract: A fishing rod handle reel seat inside the handle has a first cavity near the front of the handle. A second cavity behind the first opens through the wall of the handle. A movable closure covers this opening. A slide portion has edge-located ribs received in guide grooves in the handle. An unribbed portion is hinged to the ribbed portion and can be pulled outward to a position transverse to the rod handle for use as a slide handle to push and pull the slide between cavity-opening and cavity-covering positions to enable the installation or removal of a reel.

Abstract: An improved handle and reel seat for a fishing rod comprising a single grippable handle member including a forward and a butt end thereon, the body member being elongated and having a continuous, generally circular outer surface in axial cross section. An opening in this outer surface connects with a first hidden inner cavity in the body member adapted to seat the reel feet on a T-shaped fishing reel support. A second cavity and matching slide member extend from the butt end of the body member and connect with this first cavity, with a butt cap and washer adapted to compress the slide member within this second cavity to securely support and seat the reel feet within the first cavity and opening.