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anyone know where i can get the sliding ring for this?im not even sure if thats what its called.thanks

It already has a reel seat, do you intend to remove it?

It is a locking nut and hood. This is called an up locking reel seat. The part that turns on the thread is the locking nut and attached to that is the hood that goes over the reel foot. I guess the locking nut is stripped or is the hood cracked? If so you will have to remove the handle (this will destroy it) and butt, pull the locking nut / hood off and replace it and put a new handle on. You are lucky it is up locking in this case otherwise you would have to remove the guides. You could also use duck tape to hold the reel on, if you want to do it the easy way. Works in a pinch. Any of the components suppliers on the column to the far left of the screen have the parts you need.



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The threaded nut is exactly the same as a Fuji, Batson, Am Tack, or Pac Bay reel seat, and are virtually interchangeable. There were two sizes of the threaded skeleton used, 16 and 17 mm, the size mid cork used decides the threaded skeleton size, the old G Loomis rods used the 17mm size, not sure what they use now. Originally Wiebe made that style seat, than sold the design to Super Sticker who quit making them a couple years ago, the funny thing was some of the castings they made the reel seats on had the G Loomis name on them, even if you bought them retail in the reel seat kit, or the full grip/seat kits.



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yes sorry for the confusion. looking for the super sticker black hood not the uplocking threaded portion.im trying to build that reel seat and i have the threaded and uplocking hood portion, and cork but i am missing the black ring that is opposite the uplocking hood if that makes sense.



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this might help it's at mudhole custom tackle on the left hand list of vendors

Fuji SK2 Spinning Body SKSS
SKU: SKSS-BODY
$2.79 to $3.05

Size

Size 16
Size 17

Quantity

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I used to get them from Anglers Workshop, but they no longer sell them. I was told by them, ( Anglers Workshop) that Gary Loomis had bought them and was not selling either seat (spinning or casting). Would love to get all I could myself. I made some out of alumilite in a silicon mold and they looked great but I never used them because I didn't think it was strong enough and wouldn't hold up. Anyone have any they don't want and would sell?

Angler's Workshop when it was in Woodland, WA had the parts on sale in independent pieces, for years they had everything but the threaded side, they may still have some now they moved and just not in the catalog due to the numbers left. You don't need that piece to get the same result, Mr. Timberlake designed a system using a graphite slip ring used on the all cork Tennessee style grips to lock the reel to the cork grip, there is some info in the archives here and an article was published in Rod Maker magazine some years ago. You built a midcork similar to the Wiebe midcork with a tenon on the front, slipped the slip ring on the tenon and glued it down, than you just built the front part and the threaded part like you see on the G Loomis site, or as you want.
Skins and Bones reel seat is I believe the name he used. SBSS for short.



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wonder if i could use part of a fly real seat to get the same results.

No fly seat I've ever seen is that big, also a spinning reel's foot is thicker and wider than fly reels. You would need something in a diameter of a little over 1 inch. The graphite rings come in three sizes and available lots of places in a pack of two and are inexpensive.

No fly seat I've ever seen is that big, also a spinning reel's foot is thicker and wider than fly reels. You would need something in a diameter of a little over 1 inch. The graphite rings come in three sizes and available lots of places in a pack of two and are inexpensive.

Robert,
This is a simple skeletal reel seat. When you purchase the reel seat, you get two pieces. The part with threads on it along with the locking nut. Then, the front (in this case) reel seat with the slot in it.

Many manufacturers have used this over the years.

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As shown in the listing, these seats are available in size 16,17 and 18. In your case, the seat is either a size 17 or a size 18.

From a comfort view point - with this sort of reel seat, I personally prefer using the size 18.

Just purchase the reel seat that you wish to use and put it on the rod.

If you are replacing the front seat - in your picture - you will have to remove and destroy the butt grip and the reel seat. Then, go ahead and install the new reel seat and a new rear grip.

Be safe

The part you are looking for is a Weibi reel seat. Loomis used them on their factory rods and now they are extinct, except I know a guy who has a few of them, he has the hood and the barrels and they even say Loomis on them. PM me and I will see what I can do to get what you need from him-----may take a mickey of Rum--joking. I got one from him and did a custom barrel for one of my Steelhead rods. I can get one and take a picture for you.

Bob

Thats what im talking about. Not sure how to send a pm on here but yea ill take a couple if you can get them .i sent you an email.



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my email bobgraves210@gmail.com, email me tonight and I will reply.

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