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Arctic Silver Quick Lock reel seat
Same footprint
The AFFTA standard
The standard
Varying angles
Combined reel and seat
Same standard
Rod testing
Comparison
No reel seat at all
A simple reel seat
Tube in the lathe
Conical tube
Drilling
Cutting
Cut feet
Milling off sides
Milled feet
The backside
Countersinking
A finished reel foot
Mounting
On the rod
Arctic Silver - Martin Joergensen - AFFTA - Gary Siemer, Vintage Fly Tackle - Lamson - Mudhole - Gerrit van der Meulen