Has anyone worked with the sea guide alien reel seat? And if so what are the dimensions of the hidden locking nut that seaguide provides? Meaning what carbon covers and trim will work in conjunction with it.

Why would you assume the dimensions are different? No one else does.

This will fit the seat perfectly.

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The nut that Arthur linked is great. FWIW - the Alien is my favorite reel seat for light/medium freshwater builds. For me, it sits better in the hand than the Fuji seats or even the very comfortable Amtak G2

I like that Seaguide OCTA™ Carbon Fiber Spinning Reel Seat. Might have to order one and see how it feels in the hand. [rodbuilderswarehouse.com]

Spencer because there are different O.Ds of different hoods? I don’t see what so odd about me asking but thanks dude. Also i was curious to see if I could something other than what seaguide offers like if I could use a Matagi carbon cover with trim what size would it be closest to.

For the vast majority of reel seats a16 mm seat parts fit 16mm seats, all of them, 17 mm seat parts fit both 17 mm casting and spinning seats, etc. no need to overthink these things. Fuji parts have fit Am Tack, Pac Bay, Wiebe/Super Sticker, Castaway, CUI reel seats.

Brandon, you're not out of line at all asking what you did. True, as long as the reel seats etc.... are of the same listed size, there is a lot of interchangeability between different manufacturers, it is not the case with all of them. I've got plenty of parts sitting in a box on a shelf, with parts in it that I hoped would fit other manufacturers components, but don't.

It's much smarter to ask, than to assume.

Thanks everyone I really appreciate all the advice!

The SeaGuide 2023 catalog has some dimensions for their hidden nuts.

Hopefully based on the reel seat and whether you are using a 16 or 17, you can find the dimensions you need.

Spencer, for the hidden nut parts as an example, Fuji uses a 20.5 size carbon tube for their KDPS 16 hidden nut. But they use the 22.3 tube size for the KSKSS 16 and TVSK 16 hidden nuts. So while parts are interchangeable between manufacturers it's still a matter of making sure of getting the right size.

There are no silly questions in this business as there are no set standards that everybody follows as in ASTM. Sure lots of stuff (95%) will work with other manufactures.

Yet, the ole rule of measure twice, cut once is my motto

If you are not sure about something, have your suppliers size everything up for you, they have always done it for me if I asked, buy everything from the same source and you get the right tip top, winding checks, reel seat, grips etc. all sized to your specific blank, It all comes in the same tube as your blank and on the same nickel saving a lot of headache and shipping costs when you are starting out.

Who would I contact at North Fork Composites to find out what kind of trim pieces n such, will work on a Sea Guide Alien reel seat, hidden lock nut?

While it's certainly good advice to ask a supplier to fit certain components to your rod blank, not every supplier carries every manufacturers rod blanks, or components. Mud Hole can't fit an Alps MVT reel seat to a blank I buy from them. And Get Bit can't fit an Alps MVT reel seat to blank I buy from NFC.

All people are saying is, that it's smart to ask if others have used a certain component, and if so, ask what specific parts, worked with it. Probably 90% or more, of the threads on this board start with a member asking a question about something they aren't sure about.

Asking and answering questions, and trying to help others, and learning from others, is what this forum is all about.

David Baylor Thumbs-Up!!

I recently found that a Fuji backstop locknut will not fit a CRB ergonomic spin seat. You'd think it would, but no way.

Jay Dubay Wrote:
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> I like that Seaguide OCTA™ Carbon Fiber Spinning
> Reel Seat. Might have to order one and see how it
> feels in the hand.
> [rodbuilderswarehouse.com]
> ing-reel-seats/products/copy-of-seaguide-octa%E2%8
> 4%A2-carbon-fiber-casting-reel-seat-occs?variant=4
> 3329571291371


Hi Jay,
Did you end up getting the OCA? Would it work for a 10-20lbs salmon blank? (spoon/spinner freshwater)

Rick Handrick Wrote:
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> The nut that Arthur linked is great. FWIW - the
> Alien is my favorite reel seat for light/medium
> freshwater builds. For me, it sits better in the
> hand than the Fuji seats or even the very
> comfortable Amtak G2

I’ve built five baitcasters with aliens. One I built for myself has been through two remote Alaska trips, coastal steelheading, and many Brownlee bass. It looks as good as new except for some algae in its crevices. I find them ergonomic and like the way they look. I’m going to try a new Fuji TCH and a SeaGuide Air4k more for comparison’s sake and matching blank diameters than being anything but satisfied with the aliens. Rodbuilders Warehouse has been great to do business with. They promptly answer questions and offer some really nice products.

On a salmon/steelhead forum maybe a year ago what Ben L. asked came up on a salmon rod, the person bought one of the carbon seats, carbon tube insert and no thread exposed foregrip, had it all laid out and took a pic. Shortly the rod builders respectfully helped him realize it wouldn't work on his blank, firstly his MH blank (your power) was larger in OD than the ID available of decorative carbon tube and smaller than the ID of the reel seat bare. Since this rod was going to be also used in a rod holder the tiny foregrip didn't give you much to grip while removing the rod with a 40 lb. fish attached on a 9 ft. lever you are holding the weak end of. A great combo for a steelhead drift or float rod, etc.



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