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Reel Seat
Posted by:
Wayne Campbell
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Date: November 24, 2016 11:28PM
New guy, love the forum.
Looking to use the ACS 17 on a build. When ordering the seat, how do you know what diameter to order? I do not have the blank in hand yet. It will be the phenix 909 xh with 6" chopped. Thank you in advance. Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
Nick Lam
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Date: November 24, 2016 11:53PM
Hi Wayne,
17mm might be cutting it close as you might need an 18mm seat for those blanks depending on where you cut, and there are more factors to consider. Phenix 909... abyss? axis? black diamond? And you will be cutting 6" from the bottom, top, or a combination of top and bottom? How far out do you want the reel seat from the butt? You can ream 1-2mm out of those reel seats to get a snug fit, so you can be a little conservative, but your best bet is to get your blank and measure the diameter of the location with calipers so you don't get the wrong one. You can also do a calculation which is how I normally measure exposed blank reel seats, but you're going to need to know exactly where your seat is going to be before you start. Let me know if you want the calculation. Nick nlam004@gmail.com Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
Wayne Campbell
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Date: November 25, 2016 12:02AM
It's the psw 909 black diamond, Was going 6" off the butt
Thank you for the help man! Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
Nick Lam
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Date: November 25, 2016 12:31AM
how far form the butt is the reel seat? Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
David Baylor
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Date: November 25, 2016 09:04AM
I do calculations as well. They've worked very well for exposed blank reel seats and winding checks as well.
Of course in order for the calculations to be accurate, the blank in question has to have a linear taper. So far so good on the bass rod blanks I've used them on. Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
Mark Gwynne
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Date: November 26, 2016 01:14AM
Another option is to look at the PTS17 seat. I like both the ACS and PTS. The best part of the PTS is you don't need to worry about that exact measurement, you just need to make sure the inner tube will fit the blank, pretty much like all seats. Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
Michael Danek
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Date: November 26, 2016 09:10AM
Fuji lists dimensions of the ACS on the Anglers Resource web site on the left. Compare those with your blank dimensions and order accordingly. Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
Norman Miller
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Date: November 26, 2016 10:17AM
If you are buying both the blank and the reel seat from the same place, call them and ask them fit an ACS seat to the blank as close as possible to the position you want it. Slightly smaller is better than larger, you can ream the seat for final fitting. Most places are happy to do this. Doing this will take all the guess out of the process.
Norm Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
Wayne Campbell
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Date: November 26, 2016 12:34PM
Thanks for all the suggestions and help guys. The build actually got put on hold now. I have all the info saved from this thread and I picked up a caliper yesterday so that should take out the guess work going forward. Re: Reel Seat
Posted by:
Donald R Campbell
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Date: November 26, 2016 05:57PM
Wayne,
For future reference have the vendor check the reel seat to see if the size you are ordering will fit. Just give them the distant from the end of the blank to the back of the reel seat in inches. If the size you have ordered doesn't fit they will ship the next size larger. In the case of the rod you are going to cut off 6" just add 6" to the distance measurement you provide them and the reel seat will fit in the position you want after 6" has been cut from the blank. Mudhole has a comments box on their order page and you can type in your requests in the box. Or just call the vendor on the phone and explain your situation and they will take care of it. I just had Carol at Upmost Enterprises size a reel seat and three winding checks for me; because I wasn't sure of the blank the dimensions. Don Campbell don@sensorfishingrods.com Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2016 05:59PM by Donald R Campbell. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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