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Reel Seat ‘O’ Rings
Posted by: Dan Sparks (---.sb.sd.cox.net)
Date: October 23, 2004 01:43PM

Some reel seat locking rings come with integrated rubber ‘O’ rings, and will not work without them. Such an ‘O’ ring failed on me last August when I was on a Dorado trip in Baja. I had spares with me, but I now wonder whether or not the ‘O’ rings truly help keep the reel secure, and whether or not integrated ‘O’ rings are a good idea.

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Re: Reel Seat ‘O’ Rings
Posted by: Dan Craft (---.eugn.qwest.net)
Date: October 23, 2004 05:27PM

Dan,

I am not sure that the reel seats "will not work without them." I think the idea is to allow a secure hold without permanently locking the rings. The O rings allow the lock rings to hold but still allow removal of the reel without pliers!

Dan Craft

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Re: Reel Seat ‘O’ Rings
Posted by: Dan Sparks (---.sb.sd.cox.net)
Date: October 23, 2004 08:01PM

On the particular seat I used, the ring is recessed to accommodate the ring. Without the ring, only a thin edge of the ring contacts the sliding hood. I should have made that clearer.

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