I fish the surf in south Texas. That is the first time hearing about this. I never even knew I could buy a rod like that. Down here I swim to the third sand bar. Our beaches stay shallow a long way out. But at night we dont swim out, bigger shark through. I use Van Staal reels. They last forever down here. Learn knew stuff from you alot. Thank you all ya do.
Love that u did this .. Some of my friends think I'm nuts but I've been taping em on my whole life and I hateee with a passion having a reel seat anyway I always used electrical tape only and I reallyyy like how u use the other 2 tapes I will deff be giving it a shot thanks for the info brotha much appreciated
love your channel but this is batshit crazy 😂. reel seats, boys. they work better than duct tape, i promise. once in a blue moon you might get a cheap rod with bad seat, or a reel that just doesn't want to fit, but it's almost always going to get you a better connection and will weather better than friggin duct tape
I fish the surf in south Texas. That is the first time hearing about this. I never even knew I could buy a rod like that. Down here I swim to the third sand bar. Our beaches stay shallow a long way out. But at night we dont swim out, bigger shark through. I use Van Staal reels. They last forever down here. Learn knew stuff from you alot. Thank you all ya do.
Do not know why my posts to you are not showing up
Check with Nick At Breackaway usa near San Antoniosurf fisherman ,distance caster
Sounds like fun!
You just have to get the blank rod.
Been taping for 15 years, the van is cold on the digits. Cool to see Bill doing a vid on it
Love that u did this .. Some of my friends think I'm nuts but I've been taping em on my whole life and I hateee with a passion having a reel seat anyway I always used electrical tape only and I reallyyy like how u use the other 2 tapes I will deff be giving it a shot thanks for the info brotha much appreciated
I just picked up a old school 1321m & L from a buddy I love those rods they really are great
Great video Bill!
My reel seat tends to get shifty, it’s on a Lami SS the green , VS 250 , would anyone recommend taping over the reel seat once it’s secured
Another informative video. Thank You.
Do you have to retape every outing?
Awesome Bill thanks!
Should this work for a casting/conventional reel as well? I tried it with one of my Penn Squalls and the reel seems to move alot.
Getting very hard to grip some stuff. Lol
Nice 👍
shit this video makes me want to cut all my reel seats off.
love your channel but this is batshit crazy 😂. reel seats, boys. they work better than duct tape, i promise. once in a blue moon you might get a cheap rod with bad seat, or a reel that just doesn't want to fit, but it's almost always going to get you a better connection and will weather better than friggin duct tape
Lol. U are not correct sir. It comes down to preference. I’m not a real seat guy .
this makes me feel better about taping my reel on i always have i feel like reel seats always end up being loose and wiggly
Power Pro fishing line? Seriously? That line is garbage. C'mon Bill....
Haha... u line guys! One of the few lines I trust.
If it ain't broken don't fix it !! .. good ole power pro can't go wrong! Been using as a kid and neverrrr had an unwarranted break
Fuck that, reel seat for the win.