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Post by salar76 on Jan 15, 2006 21:36:05 GMT
Having recently aquired a Perfect, I was looking forward to getting it on the river this spring. Only problem is that it doesn't fit any of my rods! The foot is about a centimeter too long for the seat on my rods.
Does anyone have any suggestions of how to get round this (taking a file to it isn't an option!)? I did think I could use one of those adjustable metal hose clips to secure the front end of the foot to the rod. This works but it isn't ideal.
The foot looks like its rivited onto the cage, so unscrewing and replacing it doesn't look too likely either.
Any suggestions welcome!
Cheers
Lawrence
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Post by storlaks on Jan 16, 2006 16:24:37 GMT
I believe hardy will fit a (shorter)replacement which will allow easy fitting to all rods. However this may also de-value the reel and I think they charge 50 quid to do this.
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Post by salar76 on Jan 16, 2006 16:57:28 GMT
thanks for that. i spoke to hardy today, and they don't actually have shorter replacements which they could fit. instead they would have to file down the existing foot which isn't an option.
only other feasible way to do it would be to change the seat on the rod - just emailed the manufacturer about this one.
looks like i'll be using the hose clip option in the meantime!
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Post by salar76 on Jan 17, 2006 9:15:08 GMT
i was told by Hardy yesterday that the feet of the replicas won't fit.
i may contact them again anyway as i've had lots of people tell me that hardy can do a replacement foot....
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Post by storlaks on Jan 17, 2006 20:44:32 GMT
That's what they advised me when I had the same issue. Hardy asked me to send the reel back and they would replace the seat at a cost of around 50 pounds.
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Post by salar76 on Jan 28, 2006 15:23:18 GMT
thanks for all the suggestions. after much consideration this is what i'm using for now:   this is using a tough plastic 31mm clip which screws tight and is available from cycling shops (they're used for attaching lights and accessories to bikes). what i had to do is tighten the clip on to the sliding reel attachment on the rod, and then tighten this up until the reel is secure. personally think its a neat solution without customising either reel or rod, and it only takes a minute to do. |
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Post by williegunn on Jan 28, 2006 17:23:37 GMT
Looks a neat solution till you get a new rod with a real reel seat
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