finally got to make something work for penn 975 reel foot..not pretty but it will work..
joe, that's a great idea. never thought of it.
i was thinking about finding a stainless steel reel seat like that. doesn't matter who makes it. you could grind off the wings, polish up the edges, drill and countersink the holes and create a new reel seat, just like the old one. what would be really cool would be if some of our more machine shop talented guys could actually make a press for form a stainless steel strip to give the steel that same curve, then grind the ends, polish, drill and countersink. it's alot of work, though.
"Where there is a will there is a way" ;D Rudy
Good job Joe! who cares on looks as long as it keeps on fishing. Thanks for sharing your idea.
Sal
Nice fix Joe
Mike