RA701L2

Our take on the RA701L2

Here is an Alps fly reel seat machined from aluminium on a CNC, with two knurled nuts that don't slip under your fingers. For us, the big plus is the clear fit. It goes on grips with a 0.840 cut-out. No nasty surprise at gluing time!

At a glance

• Fits grips with a 0.840 cut-out (21.3 mm, the front outer diameter of the reel seat)
• Double locking nut with non-slip knurling
• Delivered without a cap, to be finished with a fighting butt
• Precision CNC machined from 6061-T6 aluminium, hard anodised finish
• 2 colours: Black and Shiny Gun Smoke

• Brand: Alps
• Length: 96.52 mm
• Inside diameter: 13.98 mm (0.550)
• Outside diameter: 16.3 mm
• Weight: 28 g

For grips with a 0.840 cut-out

A 0.840 cut-out (21.3 mm), the one size to check

The front outer diameter of this reel seat is 21.3 mm, or 0.840 in inches. That is the size you find on fly grips with a 0.840 cut-out. So before you order your grip, look at this value first.

On the grip side, the 0.840 version exists in Full Wells (cork, EVA or carbon) and in Half Wells (Super Grade cork or EVA). Once your grip is picked in 0.840, the build holds no surprise.

And if your grip has another cut-out, 0.810 for example? Then this is not the right reel seat, and you will need a model that matches your grip.

Double knurled nut, delivered without a cap

Both nuts carry knurling that bites well, so tightening doesn't slip under your fingers. The double nut is handy with bulkier reels. The body is CNC machined from 6061-T6 aluminium with a hard anodised finish (28 g on the scale).

It is delivered without a cap, to be finished with a fighting butt mounted below. It comes in two colours, Black and Shiny Gun Smoke. If you want a single-nut model delivered with its cap, look at the RA701 instead.