Rod Building - Slide Band
Rod Building - Slide Band

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Over 15 styles of reel seats are available in clear, black, brown, and anodized aluminum models. Large selection of pre-shaped and pre-sanded top grade cork grips. Colorful polished impregnated wood spacers. And the complete line of components needed to give your fly rod blank the look of perfection.

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Slide Band Reelseat

A. Slide Band Reelseat
Ideal for lighter rods. Two slide bands and butt plate. Bands are 3/8" wide, 7/8" outside diameter, 3/4" inside diameter. 3/4" diameter butt plate is 3/32" thick with 3/16" diameter stem. Supplied with Flared Cork Reelseat No. 418, bored 1/4", 3 1/2" long overall. Cork check included. Available in anodized finish, or nickel silver.

301 Clear 302 Brown 303 Black 308 Nickel Silver

B. Combination Reelseat
Uses single Band, Pocket Butt Cap. Straight Cork Reelseat No. 417, bored 1/4", 3 1/2" long overall. Cork check included. Available in anodized finish, or nickel silver.

305 Clear 306 Brown 307 Black 309 Nickel Silver

C. Reverse Slide Band Reelseat
A clean design that consists of Band, Pocket and Flared Cork No.418. Butt Plate Nos. 319-322 completes the butt end. Pocket usually mounted under cork.

331 Clear 332 Brown 333 Black 334 Nickel Silver

D. Wood Slide Band
A long time favorite for lighter rods. Cutout section of impregnated rosewood positions reelseat; reel foot held securely by band and butt cap. Blank diameter cannot exceed .375". Center bored 3/8" hole. 3 3/4" long. 11/16" outside diameter. Anodized aluminum or nickel silver.

336 Clear 337 Brown 338 Black 339 Nickel Silver

E. Pocket Butt Cap
Same as used on the 200 and 300 series reelseats. 3/4" long, inside diameter .694". Available in polished, anodized finish and nickel silver.

254 Polished 255 Clear 256 Brown 257 Black

249 Nickel Silver

F. Butt Cap
Same as used on slide band reelseat Nos 336-339. Matches 11/16" bands. .694" inside diameter. Available in anodized finish and nickel silver.

341 Clear 342 Brown 343 Black 344 Nickel Silver

G. Fly Butt Plate
Same as used on 300 series reelseats. Available in anodized finish.

319 Clear 320 Brown 321 Black

H. Slide Bands
Same as used on 300 series reelseats. Nos. 314-317 have 3/4" inside diameter and fit Cork Spacers Nos. 417-418. Nos 346-349 have 11/16" inside diameters and match butt cap Nos. 341-344. Available in anodized finished or nickel silver.

314 Clear 346 Clear

315 Brown 347 Brown

316 Black 348 Black

317 Nickel Silver 349 Nickel Silver