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Cip

Posted 9/14/2019 12:06 PM (#946782)
Subject: Palming reel seat

Posts: 8

Got a new sling blade with the palming reel seat and cannot get my hand comfortable on it. All of my previous st. Croix had the regular reel seat. Tried a couple of different reels on the rod and I’m now using a tranx 400. The tranx feels the best of the 3 reels I put on the rod but still can’t get the right feel. Do you guys try to hold the reel further back and still get the trigger? Or do you palm the reel without any trigger between your fingers? Thanks.

VMS

Posted 9/14/2019 2:11 PM (#946783 - in reply to #946782)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 3480

Location: Elk River, Minnesota

Hiya!

I have all fingers in front of the trigger. For my hands, I feel the trigger is just a touch too far back, so I took some tennis grip wrap to build up around the base of the reel and in both sides of the trigger to help push my hand a little closer to the reel.

Took me a while to get used to, but have adjusted now

Steve

Kirby Budrow

Posted 9/14/2019 5:44 PM (#946784 - in reply to #946783)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 2330

Location: Chisholm, MN

The trigger just goes behind your fingers. I like it a lot

Tackle Industries

Posted 9/14/2019 8:11 PM (#946788 - in reply to #946782)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 4053

Location: Land of the Musky

If you ever get a custom rod made on a SC blank, get one with the new Pac Bay Revolution reel seat on it. Blows the Fuji Palming reel seats away!! Come the musky shows you will definitely see a lot of these rods out there with these new reel seats on them too.

https://www.fishpacbay.com/pacific-bay-wins-rights-to-innovative-new...

RLSea

Posted 9/14/2019 8:30 PM (#946789 - in reply to #946782)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 490

Location: Northern Illinois

I have 2 rods with this reel seat. Really like it too.

Cip

Posted 9/14/2019 9:12 PM (#946791 - in reply to #946782)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 8

Thanks for the replies unfortunately the rod blank is spinning inside the handle and reel seat. It’s going back.

ToddC

Posted 9/14/2019 11:12 PM (#946794 - in reply to #946782)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 320

I don’t like their new reels seat at all and just can’t get used to them. I palm all my baitcasters and like them to have the same feel. The palming seat just feels foreign to me. I have many St Croix rods and wish they would allow you to order either reel seat on the Legend and Elite series. I’ve called their customer service to inquire about getting the standard reel seat but they said they are only making them with the palming seat. I guess I’ll need to look elsewhere for new rods in the future.

danlaboucane

Posted 9/15/2019 6:21 AM (#946799 - in reply to #946782)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 483

like you toddC i can't get use to it ! got a big nasty and ground the palming seat and epoxied a part of regular trigger on it and its great

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kap

Posted 9/15/2019 6:30 PM (#946818 - in reply to #946782)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 557

Location: deephaven mn

I have always put all four fingers infront, in fact my index finger wraps the front of the reel
so the palming grips are preferred especially when using the tranx 400
its uncomfortable for me on a regular grip with the tranx 400
everyone is different

h2os2t

Posted 9/15/2019 8:25 PM (#946825 - in reply to #946788)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 941

Location: Freedom, WI

For sure James, BEST reel seat ever. I will not use anything else from now on!

ToddC

Posted 9/15/2019 10:15 PM (#946830 - in reply to #946799)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 320

danlaboucane - 9/15/2019 6:21 AM

like you toddC i can't get use to it ! got a big nasty and ground the palming seat and epoxied a part of regular trigger on it and its great

That’s a good idea! I had a Slingblade with the palming seat on it and ground a lot of the rear of the trigger down and it helped some. I ended up selling it tho because it didn’t have the same feel as my other rods. I just wish St Croix would offer the standard seat in the LT.

danlaboucane

Posted 9/16/2019 6:01 AM (#946833 - in reply to #946830)
Subject: Re: Palming reel seat

Posts: 483

i bought the nasty knowing i would get a rod builder replace the reel seat but he did not have time till fall so i figured even if i scrap the seat i would have him change it ennyway so i tried it ! i used a seat like old st-croix (fuji ) cut it and shaped everythig to fit togheter nice .

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