I'm thinking about purchasing an ALPS MVT reel seat, however I don't really like the hood/nut on that reel seat. I would like a Hood/nut with a graphite foregrip where I can put a carbon tube and a windcheck on it. Preferible I would like to still use the plastic part of the ALPS MVT nut/hood that fits over the reelfoot, but add that to a graphite part, like the fuji KDPS-16 but without that locking-nut. Is this possible? Any other ideas to make a nice carbontube foregrip to this reel seat?

Of course it is possible. You just have to obtain or make the appropriate hood/nut that would fit the reel seat and install it with the reel seat.

Be safe

Mattias,

Check out Matagi Fishing Workshop in Japan, (I know they are not a sponsor, 'sorry about that Tom). They have a ton of various locking nuts that should fit the bill. I have one client who prefers to use their products. He buys them and I then install the products. They ship to the USA.


Matagi website: [www.matagi.co.jp]

Don Campbell
don@sensorfishingrods.com

Fuji has introduced a bunch of covered thread seats for the new PTS and TVS seats including locking nuts for covered thread hoods. Not sure if they would work with ALPS but here is the link to a flyer that will at least let you take a look at what's available. The casting hood won't work, it features a new double channel track and won't fit other threaded barrels. The second page will show small images of ALL the hoods that will fit a 16 or 17 barrel. Hope this helps you.

[www.rodbuilding.org]

[www.rodbuilding.org]

Check out the Pac Bay threaded fore-check:

[www.fishpacbay.com]

Anyone tried to remove the nut from the hood and use the hood with for example a threaded graphite part from a fuji KDPS16 or something. I like the hood but not the nut so much, I really like tubes as "foregrip" though and would like to combine those somehow..