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Sliding ring cork reel seat
Posted by:
Gavin Grapes
(---.holleyclinic.adsl.ques.abccom.bc.ca)
Date: August 18, 2005 12:49PM
Can anyone advise me where I can get a simple inexpensive sliding ring cork reelseat suitable for a #0 to #3 fly rod. I built up several Orvis #2 & #3 about 20 years ago with such, but cannot remember where I got the sliding ring reelseats from. Re: Sliding ring cork reel seat
Posted by:
James Martin
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Date: August 18, 2005 02:23PM
Jans Netcraft has a cork sliding band reel seat/grip combo. There link is on the left. The following is a link to a place that has a nickle silver cap and ring seat.
[mrfc.com] I ordered one and thought it was a little too heavy because of the hardware. This shop did have one with black hardware that was painted aluminum. I see it pictured but not listed. That seat is very light. This company is not a sponsor but I don't know of any sponsors that carry cork sliding band seats. Struble makes a nice cap & ring seat that uses teak wood and aluminum hardware called the D2. This seat is very light and would work great on a small rod. One other option would be to located one of the Pack Bay S1 seats and make a cork spacer. Dan Craft and Neils recently had some of these seats. The S1 is a sliding band seat with an end cap and cork check. If you can find one you can generally pick it up cheap. Good Luck, James Re: Sliding ring cork reel seat
Posted by:
Scott Kinney
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Date: August 18, 2005 02:27PM
The S1 seat is tough to find, and even tougher to make a good cork insert for. I've ended up just going with the wood insert on the majority of my rods and using a slightly lighter reel. Scott Kinney The Longest Cast Fly Rods [www.thelongestcast.com] Re: Sliding ring cork reel seat
Posted by:
Gavin Grapes
(---.holleyclinic.adsl.ques.abccom.bc.ca)
Date: August 18, 2005 03:04PM
James,Scott
Thanks Gavin Re: Sliding ring cork reel seat
Posted by:
Mikko Stenberg
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Date: August 18, 2005 03:51PM
Rec has one, though it might not exactly be considered cheap. Good looking though and keeps a reel in place firmly.
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Posted by:
Tim Hough
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Date: August 18, 2005 05:08PM
Cortland has some inexpensive cap & ring seats.
Tim Re: Sliding ring cork reel seat
Posted by:
James M Martin
(---.dsl.yntwoh.ameritech.net)
Date: August 19, 2005 09:25AM
Tim,
Who carries the Cortland seats? Thanks, James Re: Sliding ring cork reel seat
Posted by:
Don Davis
(199.173.225.---)
Date: August 19, 2005 03:24PM
Cortland carries the cap and rings in-house. The nickle silver looks better than the aluminum versions but is heavier. Re: Sliding ring cork reel seat
Posted by:
Tony Ertola
(---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: August 19, 2005 05:49PM
cortland has a decent black aluminum uplock cap and ring cork reel seat for about $6. It's very light. Golden Witch, Venneri, Bellinger, and REC have really nice silver cap and ring seats with choices of inserts if you want a show piece. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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