I share Vic's opinion of the plate seats
You'll find yourself re-latching the slide on the hoods every other cast, even on the ones with rubber inserts that are advertised to eliminate this. And unless you wrap the seat on with thread and epoxy it, it will eventually twist under the torque a big fish puts on the rod. Tape can't hold it tight enough--or at least standard electrical tape won't.
Decide where you want your reel and have a fixed seat built onto the rod. If you're going to spend close to 5 bills on it, don't rely on a plate seat
