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To put a reel seat on or not is a matter of choice for some of looks or style for many others it's about performance. Not all reels are the same and most custom rods are built with a reel sized to fit it ,the angler and the use. When you put a different sized reel on the rod spool size,weight,shank length and line test all are different therefore the distance between the reel and the ist guide are different. Most anglers can hardly tell the difference .It's like driving a ferrari or a neon to work every day at 35 mpr. The only difference to most is how people look at them as it's kinda hard to feel any difference. get on a race track though and look out.I've built custom rods since the early 70's and most of the surf rods built up to 90 were without reel seats due to the styles and different reels anglers used.The old coffee grinders were huge compared to the Sustains and so many other braid freindly reels of today which are very close in size.The old reels also were all over the place weight wise up to 30 oz or better without the line on them.Decide what your gonna use the rod for most then go talk to someone like Mike at MnD to get his advice.No reel seat gives you loads of room to play and learn with. a good grafite seat is comfortable and works good. BUT all reel seat wear out in time. Once on a rod it's not very practicle and it's very expensive to replace.Ron
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