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centurion
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by centurion » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:36 pm
Hello!
Could you help me to choose the correct ID of the reel seat, please?
If I have something like that:
And ie: X= 11.5 mm; y= 12mm; z= 12.25mm. Which ID must I buy if I'm going to use Fuji ECS?
Thank you in advance.
Have a nice day!
ps: Of course X and Z are the limits of the reel seat.
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Mattman
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by Mattman » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:24 am
Size where the butt of the seat will sit on the blank. Looking like a 12 and ream to fit.
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jimmyb
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by jimmyb » Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:25 am
that is a lot of taper for a blank around the reel seat! what kind of blank is it?
I would probably go with a 12. Generally you want to match the blank diameter where the exposed part of the reel seat is. You can dremel some off the ID of the back of the seat if you can't get it to slide down.
I use a graphite arbor on the front of the ECSM, so that will be reamed to match the blank.
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centurion
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by centurion » Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:07 am
Hello, thank's for your help again.
The blank is a Phenix Ultra Mbx 7' H. Something has changed in the production of this blanks. A friend of mine and fishing mate has the same blank purchased one year ago and my blank has a slightly more matte finish. Also seems to be a little bit stiffer, but till I end the rod can't confirm that. In this moment can't say if it's better, the same with different finish or worse.
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fshn4lmt
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by fshn4lmt » Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:51 pm
I would use a 12 also,and get the ecsm.......the new acs's are not comfortable.I would make it an RF lite if it were mine! you might still use an arbor under the threaded end.Atc seats seem to fit better and rarely need an arbor,but the fuji is a better seat,and might still be a little sloppy up front when you ream it to fit the blank on the backside.
