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Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: Jim Ising (---.dyn.centurytel.net)
Date: August 10, 2016 05:52PM

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: Mark Hogquist (107.77.97.---)
Date: August 10, 2016 06:40PM

Um yes. I'd prefer the hoods to not be painted though. Also would be somewhat concerned about the paint on the barrel holding up.

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: Norman Miller (---.lightspeed.jcsnms.sbcglobal.net)
Date: August 10, 2016 07:38PM

I am not into painted rods or reel seats, but with that said from what I have seen there appears to be a lot of interest in painted reel seats to match painted blanks, custom grips and decorative wraps . Matagi has been selling painted Fuji seats for a while and when you find them here in the US they command a premium price of $40 or more ( I assume some of this reflects shipping). I do think they would sell, especially if the price was reasonable. The Matagi Fuji seats I have seen appear to be very durable and hold up well.
Norm

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: Buzz Butters (---.dhcp.fdul.wi.charter.com)
Date: August 11, 2016 05:40AM

They look really sharp Jim. I assume they have a clear coat on them. For the custom rod builder who wants to make that special-blow-your-mind custom build I think they would be great. For those of us that build a lot of true custom rods for the angler (especially here in the Midwest) I think they would be pricey based on what has been offered in the past and their cost. Out of 200 or so custom rods a year I would see myself putting a reel seat like that on maybe 5 or 6 rods.

Great looking product, but it all comes down to affordable cost.
Buzz

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: Eddie Anderson (---.73-24.tampabay.res.rr.com)
Date: August 13, 2016 02:32PM

They look nice,but have to agree with buzz about affordability.

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: Gary Kilmartin (135.26.179.---)
Date: August 13, 2016 06:23PM

I like "em. I could see using some of those. I'd hazard a guess they're not for everybody, but I'd also bet a few people would really like them. There is a certain set of custom rod customers that are seriously into "bling", and these are definitely bling.

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: marty mulcairn (---.bb.sky.com)
Date: August 15, 2016 08:04PM

I've been speaking to the UK distributor about these for ages Jim.

If you go ahead with this put me down for a trade sized order. (And i would like the hoods color matched!)

(i believe that Fuji themselves will not produce these, and the Matagi versions are "grey" versions)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/15/2016 08:11PM by marty mulcairn.

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: Adam Lathrop (---.hsd1.tx.comcast.net)
Date: August 15, 2016 11:55PM

What is a grey version?

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: marty mulcairn (---.bb.sky.com)
Date: August 16, 2016 09:08AM

Adam Lathrop Wrote:
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> What is a grey version?


A non-official product.

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Re: Would you be interested in these if we had them?
Posted by: Adam Lathrop (141.197.12.---)
Date: August 16, 2016 10:22AM

I've wondered that in the past myself. Sometimes the wording on seat is different then what we get in stores etc.

They make some nice stuff for sure though

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