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stan mclean Registered: September 2005 Location: MA Posts: 321	don't know who makes this reel seat, i bought it from custom tackle to use with the texilium tubing. it is very comfortable.
	· Date: Fri May 5, 2006 · Views: 5,332 · Filesize: 48.9kb, 329.9kb · Dimensions: 1184 x 1149 ·
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Mike Barkley

Registered: March 2005
Location: Southgate, Michigan
Posts: 1,119

Fri May 5, 2006 8:06pm

Great looking rod! American Tackle Aero comfort seat. My current favorite! Wish it came in more sizes/hood colors. List as a casting seat but I use it for spinning

Raymond_Adams

Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244

Fri May 5, 2006 10:47pm

Sweeeet! The reverce mounted seat is very interesting.

bill boettcher

Registered: March 2005
Location: Hackensack new jersey
Posts: 211

Tue May 9, 2006 6:44am

Stan, just a thought but did you try it turned around ? Threads toward the tip.
This way your hand is on the ball not the threads.
Mike -- paint them

Don Jones

Registered: March 2006
Location: Parkesburg, PA
Posts: 21

Tue May 9, 2006 10:50am

I chose to use that same seat on a rod I'm building now. I mounted the seat the other way. It is a split grip as well. I will post pics when completed.

stan mclean

Registered: September 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 321

Mon May 15, 2006 3:20pm

bill, the threads are cut to length, so your hand isn't on them. i tried it every way this just seemed most comfortable with the reel foot held between your ring finger and pinky.

roger wilson

Registered: April 2007
Posts: 89

Tue April 21, 2009 8:50am

Stan,
If you have no additional grip material in the equation, the down locking setup is the most comfortable. However, I think that if you add about 2 inches of back grip, you will actually find the rod much more comfortable to fish, if you use the reel seat with the threads pointed forward and two inches of grip toward the butt of the rod.

Beautiful rods!!
Take care
Roger

stan mclean

Registered: September 2005
Location: MA
Posts: 321

Wed June 24, 2009 12:27pm

Roger huh?? I don't find that so for a spinning rod. The thread part is way to thin for my liking downlocking. After 3 years everyone who has tried this rod likes it. Different strokes for different folks.