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Reel seat or coasters clips

#1 Post by Noelo5 »

Just after buyin a new rod century tip tornado. Just looking for advise on what to go with coasters or reel seat, seen the Abu one looks farly neat.. Whats your opinion.???


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Re: Reel seat or coasters clips

#2 Post by ste c »

i find the abus good and buy them off ebay fairly cheap
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Do they hold in place good or do they need to be taped on...


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Noelo5 wrote:Do they hold in place good or do they need to be taped on...


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thats the 1s im on about they lock them selves where ever you want them to http://www.ebay.com/itm/370595168764

they were alot cheaper last time i got mine
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Thats grand cheers for that mate...


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#6 Post by roger de dodger »

coasters all the way ! you can get different colours to match your rod or reel :mrgreen:
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Re: Reel seat or coasters clips

#7 Post by davybrown99 »

I use both coasters and an abu grip lok on different rods. Coasters that came with one of my rods were crap so picked up the abu. Grand and handy, just tighten the reel and it clamps the seat onto the rod. Little bit bulkier than coasters but does great job. I've comfy coasters on my other rod and theyre the business too. Reel is rock solid with them and you get a good grip on the rod.

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/abu-grip-lok-sli ... 1e6edb40e4


http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Breakaway-Comfy- ... 95049f0376

My opinion? I like both but these are the only coasters I like. Give us a shout if youre around wicklow/wex and you can try both if you want.

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why not find a spot on the rod were you like the reel and glue a fuji reel seat on instead of messing around with crap abu sliding seats and coasters
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#9 Post by roger de dodger »

ShaneH wrote:why not find a spot on the rod were you like the reel and glue a fuji reel seat on instead of messing around with crap abu sliding seats and coasters
oooooh! who got outa the wrong side of the bed this afternoon ! :shock: :lol:
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#10 Post by willie bendit »

I've tried both...found the abu griplock ok once you get used to the increased width of your rod (!) I found after time that the treads can become crossed,making it difficult to get the reel off when packing up...I switched to a pair of bog standard breakaway plastic coasters,and have had no problems ,plus they add to a "bare bones "look which suits me...I also use coasters from u.k hooks.. they area little pricey but very comfortable. so its coasters all the way... no matter what alan yates says ...any way "cracko" uses them, so they're deffo the boys fer me! :lol: :lol: :lol: :shock:
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#11 Post by ShaneH »

roger de dodger wrote:
ShaneH wrote:why not find a spot on the rod were you like the reel and glue a fuji reel seat on instead of messing around with crap abu sliding seats and coasters
oooooh! who got outa the wrong side of the bed this afternoon ! :shock: :lol:
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#12 Post by Noelo5 »

Thanks for the advise bought the coasters after cause he didn't have anything else haha.. Tryied em out and can't realy complain reel don't move or slide so there grand for now... :)


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Thanks for the advise bought the coasters after cause he didn't have anything else haha.. Tryied em out and can't realy complain reel don't move or slide so there grand for now... :)


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