Reel seats

[nearly70ty]

Hi gents
I have just bought century t800 and the reel seat moves with the reel locked. Is there any thing I can do about this or can you recommend a better reel seat
cheers in advance.

 

[Craig]

I had the same issue on my 6 and bait, I just put a wrap or two of electrical tape round the butt under where the reel seat grips on and it stopped it moving.

 

[Beach]

Hi gents
I have just bought century t800 and the reel seat moves with the reel locked. Is there any thing I can do about this or can you recommend a better reel seat
cheers in advance.

Buy a more expensive rod - just jesting, alternatively araldite or drill and screw it into the blank.

 

[CoarseanglerSteve]

Might be worth putting a small piece of rubber under the reel foot too if you don't want to fix it permanently. On one of my rods it locks tight with one reel but with another reel (just a slightly older version of the same reel) it still slips a little unless I add a piece of tape of inner tube. As its a new rod I am still playing around with location of the seat.

 

[tdxs133pm]

I have just bought century t800 and the reel seat moves with the reel locked.

Does the reel seat come with the rod,wouldn't know never had a Century.You would think this would have been addressed in development.

 

[Andy2]

I’ve had same so bought breakaway coasters
£9.99

 

[tdxs133pm]

I’ve had same so bought breakaway coasters

Have a couple of Imax ones that work on the same principle with the single coaster.

 

[nearly70ty]

Cheers gents I'll try a coaster I've put tape on before and it made a right mess after it had been on for a while. Is this the same with all century reel seats when i seen it was a Fugi I expected it to be spot on

 

[tdxs133pm]

Cheers gents I'll try a coaster

As mentioned on the other forum ABU Griplock is a good option in the right size.Also have these aswell as the Imax,both do a good job.

 

[The king of pipes]

Buy a more expensive rod - just jesting, alternatively araldite or drill and screw it into the blank.

Bit extreme bud when all that's needed is a coaster or another section of shrink tube shrunk on top to take up the gap . Tkop

 

[tdxs133pm]

Bit extreme bud

Excuse Beach,he's like that sometimes.It's an age thing.Sprouts the first thing that comes to mind sod the expense. ?

 

[Andy2]

I was going ask would he use stainless steel screw or a brass so they don’t rust ???

 

[tdxs133pm]

I was going ask would he use stainless steel screw or a brass so they don’t rust

Whichever is the most expensive.Bit of a Chav. ?

 

[Mr Fish]

As mentioned on the other forum ABU Griplock is a good option in the right size.Also have these aswell as the Imax,both do a good job.

I’ve got a few Griplocks. They do the job but don’t you find they tend to stick?

Quite often I have to hammer them open after a session with the butt of my knife, lol

 

[tdxs133pm]

Quite often I have to hammer them open

Never had a problem,was it the right size.

 

[Mr Fish]

Never had a problem,was it the right size.

No idea, they came with pre owned rods.

But two are Abu Suveran so I assume the reel seats came as standard.

They don’t stick every time, but enough to be annoying...

 

[Mr Fish]

Funnily enough, it’s the two Abu rods they stick on more.
Got them on two Penns and they’re mostly okay on them.
I’ve never not got them undone but sometimes it need a sharp whack on the edge with the knife butt.
And if that doesn’t work, occasionally a heavy stone...

 

[tdxs133pm]

And if that doesn’t work, occasionally a heavy stone...

Maybe fed up with being whacked and is rebelling.

 

[Mr Fish]

Maybe fed up with being whacked and is rebelling.

Ha, maybe! Tbh I just figured I’d keep whacking them and if they ever give up the ghost I’ll just get a different brand reel seat next time...

 

[Dylansmaster]

Shouldn't have to do it on an expensive rod like that make sure it's the right reel fitting think it's 24mm on t800 if it' is still to big a little bit of tape if not a bit of shrink tube about a foot long aleast if use shrink tube you a can replace it when gets dirty you can also replace the tape