12wt reel seat size?

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Re: 12wt reel seat size?

Posted by: Chris Garrity (---.phil.east.verizon.net)

Date: March 18, 2007 08:58AM

My guess is you'll be fine, Chris. I used a Pac Bay A8 seat on a 10 weight, and it's worked well. The A8 and A9 reel seats are very similar except for the fact that the A9 is bigger, and I think that for a 12wt using the bigger seat might be warranted.

The A9 and A8 seats are about $14 and $17 respectively, which is probably not a whole lot considering the total investment you're likely putting into a 12-weight rod. If it were me I'd buy both, and use the one that works better. At some point in the future you'll probably get a chance to use whichever one you don't pick.

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