I have the a 9', I don't know maybe it was my fault and it was not secured as good as it should have been but the stem hardly goes under at the top of the seat. Either way I am going to tape for extra precaution. I have another rod with a Fuji reel seat and it places the top of the stem at least a 1/2" in. I think the design on the Tica reel seats is garbage.
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