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Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Malcolm Ganderton (---.wfd87a.dsl.pol.co.uk)
Date: November 06, 2006 01:12PM

Hi Guy’s
I picked up a new Sage Z-Axis 6# blank while I was over in Vancouver last month and am going to make it up for light saltwater work. I am going to fit it out with Recoil titanium single foot guides and I’m now looking for a reel seat. I really like the Abel anodized seats, and in particular the “Dorado” artistic anodized version, but not sure if I can wait 5 weeks for Abel to do their thing, or indeed if a smaller diameter seat would be better.

Does anyone know where I can get hold of a green reel seat similar in colour to those used on Loomis rods?

Regards

Malcolm

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Jason Alvarado (---.ccz-ncr.navy.mil)
Date: November 06, 2006 01:40PM

Are you talking about maybe a AMTAK Matrix?

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Malcolm Ganderton (---.wfd87a.dsl.pol.co.uk)
Date: November 06, 2006 02:01PM

Hi Jason
No. I'm looking for an all-metal saltwater seat, either aluminum or titanium.

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (65.197.242.---)
Date: November 06, 2006 02:32PM

Pac Bay has a Rainforest Green aluminum reelseat.

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Bob Turpen (---.153.8.169.Dial1.Atlanta1.Level3.net)
Date: November 06, 2006 03:33PM

Aftco makes an attractive green one that I put on a Seeker live bait rod. They also come in silver, black, black & gold, gold, ice blue, purple, red and gray. The green I used was to go along with the green, gold and purple thread work. I call it my Mardi Gras rod.

Bob Turpen
Dawsonville, GA

Life is to short to fish with Ugly rods.

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Jim Gamble (---.tampabay.res.rr.com)
Date: November 06, 2006 03:38PM

Look at the REC reel seats with the Impregnated Emerald wood, it might work for you.

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Scott Kinney (---.eugn.qwest.net)
Date: November 07, 2006 01:58AM

FlyLogic makes some green seats...or used to. I have a bunch of their old stuff that I can't use on my own rods (for obvious reasons).

I have one that might interest you, drop me a line if that sounds like something you'd like.

Scott Kinney
The Longest Cast Fly Rods
[www.thelongestcast.com]

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Scott Kinney (---.eugn.qwest.net)
Date: November 07, 2006 01:58AM

They're green-black marbled, FYI.

Scott Kinney
The Longest Cast Fly Rods
[www.thelongestcast.com]

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: November 07, 2006 10:05AM

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Patrick W. Heintz (---.aurorahealthcare.org)
Date: November 07, 2006 05:55PM

Ditto the marbled green Fly Logic seat Scott mentioned. I have the blue/black marbled version, and it is off the charts cool looking, and seems very well made. Also, Batson makes a green woven graphite insert for many seats that I think would be suitable for the salt, and they are a sponsor of this site.

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Peter Maltby (---.hsd1.ct.comcast.net)
Date: November 08, 2006 10:18PM

CUI makes a pretty nice looking Green reel seat [www.cuiproducts.com] Scroll to the bottom, and as Spencer mentioned the Rainforest Fly reel seats are a nice choice also. They are all aluminum and a couple of them have ID's of .425 and .455. Prices are pretty good on these also.

Pete
ACK Fishing

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Re: Green Reel Seat?
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.ptld.qwest.net)
Date: November 08, 2006 10:57PM

Looking at this post again, Angler's Workshop may have some of the corral pattern Abels around. I've seen some of the custom Abels there before.

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