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reel seats
Posted by: Dale Rowsey (---.access.ntelos.net)
Date: May 15, 2005 03:21PM

I'm fairley new to rod building and would like to know the difference between cushioned and non-cushioned reel seats. thanks for your help

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Re: reel seats
Posted by: Stan Grace (---.hln-mt.client.bresnan.net)
Date: May 15, 2005 03:25PM

Inside the hoods of the reel seat is a cushioning material on the cushioned. The non-cushioned hoods are bare metal.

Putter (Visiting at Stan Grace's)

Stan Grace
Helena, MT
"Our best is none too good"



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2005 03:26PM by Stan Grace.

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Re: reel seats
Posted by: Lou Reyna (---.hr.hr.cox.net)
Date: May 15, 2005 04:41PM

Cushioned real seats have an graphite filled plastic insert where the reel foot fits into the reel seat. It prevents contact between the reel seat hood and the reel's reel seat foot. Sometimes when an uncushioned reel seat is used with a reel with a metal reel seat foot the two will "lock" and make it difficult to back the locking nut on the reel seat. Then there is the issue with corrosion at that same juncture - but I have never seen truely nasty corrosion build up there mainly because most of these parts are stainless.

Lou

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Re: reel seats
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.nap.wideopenwest.com)
Date: May 15, 2005 05:37PM

Stan, See what happens when you give your address out and forget to lock the door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2005 05:38PM by Mike Barkley.

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