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Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
Timothy Fisher
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Date: September 17, 2020 06:16PM
I bought a Angler's workshop kit and it came with a grip that is way flared out on the butt end. It's 3 mm larger than the reel seat hood. Should I be concerned about that? Every other rod I have built had a grip that was correctly sized. If I want to sand it down is there a best way to do it and keep it round without a lathe? The only thing I can think of is to put it over something like a drill bit in a high speed drill and hold a sanding block up to it. Which sounds like a bad idea. Re: Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
Lynn Behler
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Date: September 17, 2020 07:44PM
You might watch the flex-coat videos, not sure if they'd solve your problem, but they may help. Re: Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
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Date: September 17, 2020 07:58PM
The grip end should be the same or larger in OD than the seat. You may be OK.
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Posted by:
Timothy Fisher
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Date: September 17, 2020 08:43PM
Tom Kirkman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The grip end should be the same or larger in OD > than the seat. You may be OK. > > ............ It just irks me because it just doesn't look right and I'm concerned about chipping it if it gets whacked from behind. Weird that all the other grips I have bought were more or less exactly the diameter of the hood. Maybe I just got lucky. Re: Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: September 17, 2020 08:52PM
Are we talking fly rods? Re: Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
Lynn Behler
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Date: September 17, 2020 09:15PM
Yeah, I'm lost also. Insufficient info. I may have spoken too soon as I will sometimes do . Lol The question asks "sand down seat?" but it sounds as if the grip is too big. Define hood. Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/17/2020 09:21PM by Lynn Behler. Re: Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
David Baylor
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Date: September 19, 2020 09:44AM
I'm with Lynn .... grip is either ahead of, or behind the reel seat. I understand that you grip a reel seat, but I've never heard or seen it called a grip. Re: Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
Robert A. Guist
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Date: September 19, 2020 10:29AM
Hello Timothy.
How about a picture? Tight Wraps & Tighter Lines. Bob, New Bern, NC. Re: Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
roger wilson
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Date: September 20, 2020 10:26PM
Timothy,
Actually, in past years, I have had several clients who made the special request to flare the butt of the rod for personal reasons. I own a couple myself that I enjoy using very much. You night build such a rod and see how it works for you. I happen to like the design for certain purposes. Best wishes Re: Sand down reel seat?
Posted by:
Phil Erickson
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Date: September 30, 2020 06:19PM
It sounds like you are talking about a Full Wells fly rod grip. If so, the flare is the normal design for Full Wells. It also needs to be larger diameter so that recessed seats can be accomodated.
If this is the case, thousands if not millions of these grips are in or have been use. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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