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Alps Triangle Reel Seat for 6wt trout rod
Posted by: david taylor (---)
Date: November 26, 2022 12:19AM

Is the Alps Triangle Reel Seat TRI-RAH12 too large or heavy for a 6wt graphite fly rod? The catalog suggests 8 - 12 wt.

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Re: Alps Triangle Reel Seat for 6wt trout rod
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---)
Date: November 27, 2022 10:48PM

It is large for a 6wt.!

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Re: Alps Triangle Reel Seat for 6wt trout rod
Posted by: Jamie Midgley (---.tpkaks01.propelwireless.com)
Date: November 28, 2022 12:03AM

It depends, I built a NFC 6wt for a friend of mine and he chose an Alps Triangle seat and it looks great and he loves it. He uses a large diameter reel for given line weight size and that may make a difference whereas a smaller reel may not work as well. I can say the finished build looked great with that reel seat, enough so that I have been thinking of building myself a 6wt with the same seat.

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Re: Alps Triangle Reel Seat for 6wt trout rod
Posted by: Lance Schreckenbach (---.lightspeed.hstntx.sbcglobal.net)
Date: November 28, 2022 02:39PM

It looks good and would work for a 6wt but I just couldn't use it on the build I had intended to go on due to the weight. Weight in that area of the rod is really not going to hurt anything and may even improve the balance but it will add to the overall weight. I believe they have one with holes drilled in it to make it lighter. If you like it go for it and I don't think it will be an issue with a smaller diameter reel. You really will not feel the weight.

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Re: Alps Triangle Reel Seat for 6wt trout rod
Posted by: Lance Schreckenbach (---.lightspeed.hstntx.sbcglobal.net)
Date: November 28, 2022 02:39PM

DOUBLE TAP



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/2022 03:52PM by Lance Schreckenbach.

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