Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
First thing have any of you guys tried the new SKTS reel seats and what do you think of them? Second what do you guys think of the ACS seats? I'm kind of on the fence about them. They seem great on reaction rods, but I don't like them at all on a jig or a flippin rod. What do you think?
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Re: Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
I haven't used the SKTS yet. I have seen some negative feedback regarding the sizing of them.
Personally, I can't stand the ACS. I don't find it comfortable at all. I also tend to see with the ACS that customers either love them or hate them. Very few are indifferent about them.
Personally, I can't stand the ACS. I don't find it comfortable at all. I also tend to see with the ACS that customers either love them or hate them. Very few are indifferent about them.
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Re: Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
The ACS are very much a personal taste that seem to polarize people. Based on the way I palm reels, I absolutely love them! I find them very comfortable, but that is only for my style. I think you gotta go and feel them for yourself to figure out which side of the fence you lie on.
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Re: Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
x3 on the ACS. I like them...a lot of people hate them.
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I like the feel of the acs but not the extra weight. I haven't got my hands on the new seat yet.
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I've seen that my fishing friends which are used to put 3 fingers infront of the trigger love the ACS, and the ones that put 2 hate it
Anyone knows what's the difference in weight between ACS and ECS?
Anyone knows what's the difference in weight between ACS and ECS?
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Re: Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
Sportive wrote:
Anyone knows what's the difference in weight between ACS and ECS?
ECS II size 11 - 407.2 grains - 0.9325 ounces
ACS size 11 - 438.2 grains - 1.0035 ounces
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Re: Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
Thank's Mattman.
What do you think about the Pacific Bay Minima?
What do you think about the Pacific Bay Minima?
Re: Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
I'm not Mattman but I switched over to the Minima reel seats and I really like them! Very comfortable for my hands. I'm not a fan of the ACS reel seats.Sportive wrote:Thank's Mattman.
What do you think about the Pacific Bay Minima?
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Sportive wrote: What do you think about the Pacific Bay Minima?
Not a fan...nor of any split seat for that matter. I don't find them (split seats) terribly comfortable. The larger the diameter of the blank, the more comfortable they become though.
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Re: Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
I've never had any luck with Pac Bay products. Guides always break and reelseat threads strip. I'm sure it's all me, but I stay alway from them just the same.
Re: Fuji SKTS and ACS seats.
Kind of a weird answer, but I like the Pac Bay Minima spinning seat for use on light baitcaster set ups. I fished one for the past two days with a Sol on an XMG50 SJ842 cut to 6'6". Weird set up, but very comfortable without the trigger.
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Funny you say that Tokugawa, I've been contemplating cutting and sanding off one of my trigger rods and seeing how it feels with a MUCH smaller trigger.
Has anyone tried that?
Has anyone tried that?
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the minima seats are heavier than an ECS cut down to a split seat. I believe the difference between them is about .2oz
the idea of a triggerless seat intrigues me.... I did see pics of another builder using the split spinning seat... looks like I will have another project to try for this next winter
the idea of a triggerless seat intrigues me.... I did see pics of another builder using the split spinning seat... looks like I will have another project to try for this next winter
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what were the sizing issues w/ the fuji SKTS seats?
For a custom, I like the forecast soft touch seats above all else. Just mount the reel to these seats and let them sit for a week before trimming the threads, the soft touch coating seems to have a breakin period. ECS seat would be my second choice.
while I find the ACS seats very comfortable, I can't access the blank through portion w/ out changing my normal grip. My only rod w/ this seat in my legend elite and w/ the foregrip and extra threads on the seat, I can't touch the blank easily. I probably won't have another rod w/ the ACS in the future.
Not a fan of the split seats at all, especially in cold weather. They seem to give me very wet hands. Not sure if this would be an issue w/ non Daiwa reels where the reel foot is not split/open to the spool. Braid probably has alot to do w/ this also.
I like the idea of the trimmed down trigger or no trigger at all for a light casting reel. Don't the KTF fenwicks do this? I think that's where I saw it. Another excuse to build a rod.
Matt
For a custom, I like the forecast soft touch seats above all else. Just mount the reel to these seats and let them sit for a week before trimming the threads, the soft touch coating seems to have a breakin period. ECS seat would be my second choice.
while I find the ACS seats very comfortable, I can't access the blank through portion w/ out changing my normal grip. My only rod w/ this seat in my legend elite and w/ the foregrip and extra threads on the seat, I can't touch the blank easily. I probably won't have another rod w/ the ACS in the future.
Not a fan of the split seats at all, especially in cold weather. They seem to give me very wet hands. Not sure if this would be an issue w/ non Daiwa reels where the reel foot is not split/open to the spool. Braid probably has alot to do w/ this also.
I like the idea of the trimmed down trigger or no trigger at all for a light casting reel. Don't the KTF fenwicks do this? I think that's where I saw it. Another excuse to build a rod.
Matt