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Slide Bands For Lightweight Reel Seat
Posted by: Sam Stoner (---.dhcp.spbg.sc.charter.com)
Date: December 09, 2006 10:16PM

I'm assembling components to build a 1 weight fly rod. My objective is to keep everything as light as possible and for that I intend to turn my grip and reel seat both from cork. I'm looking for 2 annodized black slide rings to complete the reel seat. I can find cap and ring hardware, jewlery grade nickel silver slide bands, complete reel seats or grip kits from our sponsors but I'm looking for just 2 black aluminum slide rings - nothing else.

Can anyone pont me in the right direction?

Sam Stoner

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Re: Slide Bands For Lightweight Reel Seat
Posted by: Mark Griffin (---.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net)
Date: December 09, 2006 10:42PM

Any idea what ID rings you're after?

Mark Griffin
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C&M Custom Tackle
San Dimas, California

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Re: Slide Bands For Lightweight Reel Seat
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (65.197.242.---)
Date: December 10, 2006 09:24AM

Neal's also has them.

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Re: Slide Bands For Lightweight Reel Seat
Posted by: Sam Stoner (---.dhcp.spbg.sc.charter.com)
Date: December 10, 2006 12:43PM

Thanks Spencer, I appreicate the information.

Mark, the OD of the reel seat should be +/- 5/8" (0.65) so I'm thinking the ID of the slide ring will need to be a little over 3/4" or about .80" to allow the slide band to slip over the foot of the fly reel.

Sam Stoner

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Re: Slide Bands For Lightweight Reel Seat
Posted by: Ralph D. Jones (---.bhm.bellsouth.net)
Date: December 10, 2006 01:25PM

Custom Tackle Supply has/had them. Ralph

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Re: Slide Bands For Lightweight Reel Seat
Posted by: Mark Griffin (---.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net)
Date: December 10, 2006 01:42PM

The smallest I have is .945"

Mark Griffin
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C&M Custom Tackle
San Dimas, California

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Re: Slide Bands For Lightweight Reel Seat
Posted by: Ralph D. Jones (---.bhm.bellsouth.net)
Date: December 10, 2006 05:15PM

What I bought from Custom Tackle is the Cortland cork insert reelseat & skeleton seats in black & clear aluminum. The skeleton seat is a butt disk, a pair of rings and a disk to go between the grip & insert. Inexpensive, very. But nice. I put one of mine on a 6' 6" 2wt. Ralph

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