WTB: DL reel seat

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08-15-2009, 11:28 AM
tonemike

WTB: DL reel seat

hey guys,
i'm looking for a nice, classic-looking silver, or possibly black, DL all-aluminum reel seat for my 8' 4wt diamondglass blank. any input/ideas as to where i might find one? thanks a lot!
-mike

edit: i forgot to mention that the butt diameter is 7/16" at the base. thanks!
08-15-2009, 01:30 PM
Lotech

Hey Mike,
I've always liked this one;
http://www.reelseats.com/catalog/pro...45e93dceb0dde2
08-16-2009, 08:39 AM
tonemike

hey Joe,
that does look nice, but i really want an all-aluminum seat for this one. thanks for the link.
-mike
08-16-2009, 07:39 PM
Sonny Edmonds

Lotech Joe sent you to the right place.
I mined a tad and found these.
If none of those will do, well... you are just too hard to please. :roll:

Hey Joe, those are great! I added them to my bookmarks for future rod building.
(Have I mentioned I have a passel of Grand Kids? :lol: )
Thanks! ;)
08-16-2009, 07:49 PM
Betty Hiner

They are a great bunch to deal with, too!! Do keep in mind, though, the butt section on a glass rod is quite a bit larger than your standard graphite butt section. REC does have a number of reel seats that have a larger opening milled in them.
08-16-2009, 08:00 PM
Sonny Edmonds

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betty Hiner

They are a great bunch to deal with, too!! Do keep in mind, though, the butt section on a glass rod is quite a bit larger than your standard graphite butt section. REC does have a number of reel seats that have a larger opening milled in them.

Yeah, I noticed they have a decimal figure for the Diameter for the rod butt.
So a micrometer, or a vernier caliper would be a good thing to have to check before ordering. (Unless you already know the diameter.)

Now, I need to get off my own "butt section" and get back to work out in the wood shop. ;)
08-16-2009, 08:07 PM
Lotech

Quote:

Originally Posted by Betty Hiner

They are a great bunch to deal with, too!! Do keep in mind, though, the butt section on a glass rod is quite a bit larger than your standard graphite butt section. REC does have a number of reel seats that have a larger opening milled in them.

That particular reel seat has an option of being bored to .438, which by the way just happens to fit a 7 1/2', 3 piece, 4 weight Lamiglas honey colored blank perfectly.
08-16-2009, 08:24 PM
tonemike

DL seats

thanks a lot for your input so far. those are fine sets, but i'm really looking more for the older anodized all-aluminum reel seats from a while back. maybe 50s through the 70s. i hope to find one that's silver, black, black and silver, or maybe even green. i've seen a few neat ones that are gold and bronze, but for this black blank, i'm not going with gold. again, much appreciated.
-mike
08-16-2009, 09:07 PM
skip16510

Is this what you are looking for?? If so send me a PM I have quite a few of them

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...0816091701.jpg