Batson High End Foregrip

[SDoolittle]

Will the HEFG16C fit on any size 16 Forecast reel seat?

[MickD]

The tenon of the cork foregrip is .600 in.  OD, and some of the reel seats have a 15.50mm (.610 in) ID, so the fit with the tenon inside the reel seat will work fine.

Other seats, the ones with the exposed blank feature, have ID's that are sized for the blank, so for many blanks the ID of the seat will be smaller than the tenon OD for most of its length.  However, the ID is defined by longitudinal ribs which end just short of the end of the seat.  The tenon will have to be mostly cut off, with just an 1/8th of an inch inside the seat.  Even if you have to cut the whole tenon off , it will be ok to butt the foregrip tightly to the end of the reel seat.  Since it is epoxied to the blank it will be solid. I have rods built this way that are many years old and still solid.  This is one advantage of custom built rods; you can put lots of epoxy where it is needed without worrying about the economics that cause OEM rod manufacturers to skimp on epoxy, which results in structurally unsound seat/grip/blank assemblies.

If this is not clear, ask again.

[SDoolittle]

Thank you for the detailed explanation, but that wasn't what I was talking about at all. I was talking about this. It's actually a hood, but Getbit calls it a fore grip. I'm just wondering if the threads are the same on all Alps/Forecast reel seats, or is there any other reason that this won't fit. I love all these Batson products, but it's sometimes hard to tell what products are compatible with each other.

 

[SDoolittle]

Never mind. I just read the picture I posted and found the answer to my own question. Duh!

[MickD]

And the answer is?  I believe the threads on all size 16 Batson graphites are the same, and the same as size 16 Fujis.  Not so Pac Bay, based on my stock.

[SDoolittle]

If you click on the individual part, there is an additional info drop box. They're compatible with GS16C, GS16SKC, GT16C, and GTB16C reel seats.