About 7 1/2 years ago I built a fly rod using a Pac Bay A7C-T real seat with a small Sage fighting butt. Between the end of the seat and the fighting butt is a transition ring. I cannot find this transition ring anywhere, I email Pac Bay with this same picture below and the gal there had no clue where it came from. Does anyone know where these are available? Thanks.

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Check out Arcane winding checks Looks like them

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Bill - willierods.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/05/2011 02:27PM by bill boettcher.

No Willie, it's not a winding check - it's a TRANSITION ring - at least that's how I would define it. I'm pretty certain it had a short extension (which now is hidden in the picture) that sleeved up into the bottom of the reel seat.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/05/2011 02:46PM by Tim Collins.

How about Midwest Rod & reel ... Reel seat trim rings? .......... or ALPS reel seat trim rings?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/05/2011 03:12PM by Ken Preston.

Maybe it's a Struble - this looks pretty close but the Pac Bay's measurements were dead on. I'm sure it's probably one company making everyone's seats, thanks.

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Struble's seats are made in the USA (or at least have been as long as I'm aware). Pacific Bay and many others have their's made overseas, although they may certainly be very similar.



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If a winding check looks the same yet not Exact It may be able to be used ????

Got any paper work from 7 1/2 years back ?? LOL

maybe after 7 1/2 years that - transition part has been eliminated and a winding check will work
Seat gets slid on glued the check gets slid on and then that fighting butt goes on and glued
If it looks the same and works what the Hay

Bill - willierods.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/05/2011 05:27PM by bill boettcher.

Tim Collins Wrote:
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> I'm pretty certain it had a short
> extension (which now is hidden in the picture)
> that sleeved up into the bottom of the reel seat.

Not many winding checks I know of are like this . . .

I see no reason for the extension But your rod

Bill - willierods.com

It is a trim ring that came with the reel seat from Pac Bay. I do not think the trim rings were sold by themselves, only with the reel seat. It did have a lip that slipped inside the reel seat so it was aligned with the reel seat and made a nice finished look.

If you can find a winding check large enough and the right contour it could be used but it would not have the lip that slipped inside the reel seat tube.

John Anderson

Tim ....
I just re-read (more carefully) your original post. I think you're right that the fighting butt is from Struble. Like Tom posted the inside diameters of the PacBay and the Struble seat may well be different due to inch/metric variances in measurement. Looks like the original PacBay trim is not offered any longer



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