Quote Originally Posted by PanFisher View Post
Second the reel seat must hold the reel properly. I have seen some very expensive/beautiful reel seats that were a pain to fish with because the reel keeps falling off. I choose a reel seat by its ability to hold the reel first; then by appearance.
uumm not all reels fit all reel seats. i have a factory built winston that will not accept all of my reels, only certain ones. the only way a particular reel will fit is if i were to file down the reel seat on the reel and thats not gonna happen. is that the fault of the reel seat on the rod or the reel seat on the reel?