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Abstract

A lockable reel seat system includes a reel seat body exhibiting: (a) a handle section having a rear reel seat cavity, a male threaded length with a circular cross sectional shape and a longitudinally extended central axis, and a pair of aligned grooves extending longitudinally within said threaded portion; (b) a foregrip or other form of forward member with a female threaded cavity that engages the threaded portion of the handle to allow the cavity to advance toward or retract from the rear reel seat cavity, a pair of holes aligned with the grooved in the threaded section; and (c) a curved saddle clip that fits over the foregrip or forward member and which has a pair of inwardly projecting pins that extend through the holes and engage the grooves. When the saddle clip is engaged, the foregrip or forward member cannot be turned. This clip acts as a lock to secure the reel in the reel seat of a particular rod. The saddle clip also provides a consistently positioned surface on which any price tag or SKU codes can be placed to reflect the rod and reel combination.

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