marco1967
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what rod does your mate use now then ??? is he still using a conoflex Anubis plus ??
Reel seat help
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what rod does your mate use now then ??? is he still using a conoflex Anubis plus ??
big phil 123
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Sometimes I think he has more than me
marco1967
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big phil 123
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He fishes different venues
marco1967
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you cant have 1 rod that does them all ... if your fussy , you need at least 5.
big phil 123
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Why 5? Rough ground, mixed ground,clean ground, cliffs? Only 4
marco1967
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i said at least 5 bitch !!
big phil 123
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marco1967
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Spinning, lure, bass so 7
sorry i thought you were talking about mens rods and fishing - ie- winter cod !!
fish fingers
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back to reelseats boys lol the century 1,s are very poor quality and the hoods do often seperate from the seat itself over tightining is the problem as a lot of the feet on reels are slightly different but as i,ve said in another post on here some leccy tape to build the feet up works well and then you do,nt need to overtighten them my son does this all the time and works fine for him but also just my opinion buy cheap pay twice fuji all the way although i,ve used quite a few other 1,s and have served me well
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markgg
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Marco you seem a bit of a cock head, whats up with bitching.
Stan, yer in the wrong section mate, this is the tourney chucking one lol.
Only major prob I've had with a century reel seat is that an sl30 bracket is to small for itfact like, don't bother me as I've ditched the sl's, good reels like
so its the reel bracket on the reel is the problem not the reel seat on the rod that's crap then. the century reel seat is a cheap and nasty bit of rubbish unlike a quality Fuji seat.
Rod reel seats if good should accommodate all reels like Fuji do.
fish fingers
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Some of the hoods have plastic inserts in some do.nt
marco1967
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I tried using insulation tape on some of my reels feet so you don't need to screw them down as far and the collars still popped off when I tried to loosen them off. when this happens im assuming that the reel seats had its best days and its time to renew it , the ones on my greys rods have stood a better test of time though ( Fuji )
Collar popped off mine from day 1 mate so not wear just bad design, still no big deal in my opinion
marco1967
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Collar popped off mine from day 1 mate so not wear just bad design, still no big deal in my opinion
are you talking about the screw winch part or the part that holds the reels foot ???
The plastic nut on the reel seat that tightens up the reel, not the coaster that tightens the reel seat to the butt.
Nice bit of kit.
Stewart 1971
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The one on my TTLD broke like that second time out. The shop I bought the rod from sent it back to Century and got a replacement, that one too broke second or third time out.
They are not fit for purpose as they are too cheap and shoddily made to hold smaller casting reels securely without tightening them right up (7HT Mag is what broke mine). The cup part then jams and the screw winch comes away and from then on it will happen every time you use the reel seat.
It is definitely a design fault with the Century seats. I've got UK Hooks sliding seats on my two Zzippies made using a Fuji DPS seat and I've never had an inkling of the same problem from them. I've now made my own sliding seat for my TTLD using a 22mm Fuji DPS and the old Century coaster and again, it works exactly as it should with no issues.
Century - brilliant rod blanks but seriously let down by shoddy components and build quality. And to put a £3 reel seat on a £300 - £400 rod blank to save money as opposed to putting on an £8 reel seat is just the worst sort of penny pinching.
