Hello

I'm building a 6 feet 4-10lb - fast action spinning rod.
I need some advice to find the right reel seat to this rod.
Something light e beauty...*G*
Anyone had any idea?



Thanks in advance
Rick Morais - Brazil

Rick
About the lightest reel seat that you can use is to simply make a cork handle and tape the reel to the cork.
Very very light and very comfortable.
Roger

A skeleton seat works well on lighter rods, IMO. Something along the lines of a Fuji SKM or Batson SKC ... [www.batsonenterprises.com].

JP Timberlake's SBSS is the lightest and the best-hands down.

I like a skeleton with a cork insert or you can use a pair of rings for a really light approach.
Personally I am not a fan of rings, but they are light.

Here is a light skeleton with cork insert I did on a 3wt spinning conversion.

[www.rodbuilding.org]

You can substitute a nice recessed Batson for a cleaner look.

Regards
Dave

Fishing is Life the rest is just Details

I'll second the skeleton with cork insert, that is pretty much all I do on spinning rods anymore. Also cut off about half of the threads on the locking portion of the reel seat.

Steve Bro
(BroCo Custom Rods)

hmm, wow it really depends on who is fishing it and the size of their hands. How many hours a day will they be holding it. If your after pure weight savigs use the skeleton approach and no inserts. Weight and comfort, skeleton and cork insert OR the Batson BPSTG series and trim the threads down to fit the reel being used. Of course that holds true for all approaches if you want to save weight. And don't use a fore grip on any of these approaches if your want to save weight.

Personally I have large hands and to me the comfort is more important regardless of rod action and I like the AmTak AERO grips and a very short rear grip. Short and sweet with split rear grip with a small butt.