Does anyone know why most of the rods sold today have uplocking real seats? To me they are a pain in the A** as they leave about 1" to 1 1/4" of real seat sticking out in mid air to catch line. Maybe a defect in my casting technique, but I really think this is just a fad from the rod builders to get cute and bury the front foot of the fly real under the handle. Anyone have a different opinion? Thanks, and Happy New Year to all.