Reel Seat Problem

[Scott]

First off let me say these rods are awesome. I could not believe the difference in these vs my $39.99 Academy All Star rods made them seem like dead heavy wood. I have always been of the mindset that pricier rods couldn't be that much better, I was completely wrong. Both setups made casting anything much less "work" and more fun. I bought these to add to my existing combos but now I don't even want to use the others.

I have the MgCBCGGM66 with the latest Castaic on it and the MgAPSMH69 with the newest Curado 200D 7:1 on it. The issue is that no matter how much I tighten them in the reel seat the rear part of the reel rocks back and forth in the seat. Yes it's moving in the seat, nothing on the reels is loose and believe me I have tightened them in every conceivable manner. Any suggestions? Anybody else experience this? Can I break the ring by tightening too much with my hands?

[kistlero]

Scott,

Glad to hear you are enjoying your fishing more now with higher end rods you tried out. I hope you experience a big increase in success while fishing.

Some reels do not match perfectly with some reel seats. So, the best thing to do is wrap a little electrical tape around your reel's base which will bulk up the area so that when you tighten down on the seat, it will hold much better.

Yes, you can strip out those threads, so don't over tighten the screw part.

Let us know if you need any other assistance. Good Luck, Trey

[luke downing]

like Trey has said you can strip out the reel seat threads i have built and repaired my own rods for some time and do some for my family as well and a srripped reel seat is not fun to fix and even worse to replace so just make it snug when tightning down
all reels are not the same as far as the mounting area goes another thing you can try is some of the large heat shrink tubing as well
i have had to use it a few times but it all really depends on how much room you need to make up for the shrink tubing will take up a lot of space quickly so if its jsut a small gap that you need to feel i agree with Trey and just wrap some electrical tape around it

[K_Mac]

I have only had this problem once, on a very inexpensive rod. I would not expect this to be an issue with the high quality rods Kistler produces. Wouldn't tape effect the sensitivity?

[Andy]

Scott, I have been using Kistler rods for 3 years now and occasionally on my daiwa reels I'll have one that won't tighten up good. It won't hurt anything but is distracting when fighting a fish. I have used tape, (which is the easiest) and shims under the reel. It does not affect the sensitivity of the rod since the blank is where the feel is and you have your hand, ( fingers ) right on it. You just have to try it. Some guys put rod wraps all the way to the fore grip and put their reels on top of the wrap!!! The reels are mass produced and all the feet are not the same so sometimes you'll get one that doesn't fit, but I have also stripped the reel seat trying to tighten it too tight, so be careful!!!