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Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: John Bonior (---.client.mchsi.com)
Date: November 30, 2020 11:28PM

Is it a big no no or do people do it all the time. Are the feet on a fly reel just to small or narrow for them? Curious is all.

Thanks in advance
J.B.

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Norman Miller (---)
Date: November 30, 2020 11:35PM

They work fine and are quite functional. If you like them use them.
Norm

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: ben belote (---.zoominternet.net)
Date: December 01, 2020 08:12AM

they work great on my bugging rods..

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---)
Date: December 01, 2020 10:03AM

The only thing I use a 16 mm pipe style reel seat on, all my GUSA fly rods have them, reliable as a hammer.

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Mark Talmo (---)
Date: December 01, 2020 02:20PM

John,
There are those who consider a fly blank too slow or “sloppy” for a spin rod; I actually prefer it. Additionally, it is rare to find a UL spin pack rod in 3 or 4 sections while there are numerous 2-4 weight fly blanks which convert quite nicely. You will never know until building one; try it, you’ll like it; if you do not like it, you can always give it to me LOL.

Mark Talmo
FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE.

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Ron Weber (---)
Date: December 01, 2020 05:21PM

He is not talking about turning it into a spin rod from what I intrepret, he wants to know if it is acceptable to use a std tube style seat on a fly rod

Ron Weber

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Lance Schreckenbach (---.lightspeed.hstntx.sbcglobal.net)
Date: December 01, 2020 06:55PM

Yes it will work and no the feet on a fly reel seat are not too small. Also a spinning graphite / plastic seat is usually lighter than a fly reel seat. It will be a custom rod, do what you want with it.

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: December 01, 2020 09:20PM

Done it many times.

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Mark Talmo (---)
Date: December 01, 2020 11:34PM

Excuse my misunderstanding.

Mark Talmo
FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE.

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Mike Ballard (---.cust.tzulo.com)
Date: December 02, 2020 09:42AM

A reel seat is a reel seat. If it fits the reel it will work. For years many of us have used regular spinning reel seats on heavy duty saltwater fly rod applications because in nearly every way they are superior in all ways to any purpose built fly rod seat.

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: John Bonior (---.client.mchsi.com)
Date: December 04, 2020 11:57AM

Thanks so much everyone for the input. I am just trying to find a teal seat is all and now I can look in other directions

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Re: Spinning reel seat on fly rod?
Posted by: Ron Weber (---)
Date: December 05, 2020 06:19AM

Use a skeleton style seat with a teal insert. We do them all the time

Ron Weber

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