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Fuji reel seat hoods
Posted by:
Mark Tobiasz
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Date: September 04, 2016 09:43PM
First, a thank you to Mudhole; they were extremely nice in getting me my order a second time-FAST- because FedEx lost the first one(not the first time they've lost things for me)
But anyway- when did Fuji start powder coating the hoods on their skeleton seats? I ordered an SKM17 in gunsmoke and the hoods are coated in a grey/brown paint- yuck. What's a decent alternative? Re: Fuji reel seat hoods
Posted by:
Norman Miller
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Date: September 05, 2016 01:02PM
Sounds like you got a defective hood. Never saw this color on a Fuji hood. Call mud hole to get a replacement. I have a bunch of standard size 17 and 16 Fuji hoods, most in brushed silver, that I removed from various Fuji reel seats so I could use the hidden tread hoods. If you need some let me know.
Norm Re: Fuji reel seat hoods
Posted by:
Brook Oliva
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Date: September 05, 2016 05:41PM
Mark,
Fuji changed the color of gunsmoke coating on the hoods. It is not a defect or mis-ship, I believe they changed it late last year. Kind Regards, Brook Oliva Mud Hole Custom Tackle, Inc. brook@mudhole.com (866)-790-RODS Re: Fuji reel seat hoods
Posted by:
Mark Tobiasz
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Date: September 05, 2016 09:04PM
Oh, I could see it wasn't a defect, just a poor choice in finishing IMO- they used to be anodized. Black is probably paint now too huh? Shame to see "new and improved" turn out to be just plain ugly. I've been using their products since 1988 or so and have never been disappointed until now.
Well, maybe a little when Hardloy was discontinued.... Re: Fuji reel seat hoods
Posted by:
Pete Riola- Getrodblanks.com
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Date: September 07, 2016 08:57AM
Hi Mark, You could consider Sea Guide as an alternative. Pete Riola High performance blanks by Gregg Thorne [getrodblanks.com] pete@getrodblanks.com Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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