In reply to Post #12
That's strange as the MK1 Hearn reel sear fits the 5000T fine, must have changed the seat when they went to Mk2

To get the Tourny 5000 to fit on the Mk2's I had, I literally had to tighten the collar up with a plumbers wrench & cloth around the collar. The Mk2 reel seats have little lugs inside the collar that seem to hit the rear of the reel foot which will stop the collar tightening up unless they are either removed or put under pressure to “squash/break off”.

The opposite could be found with Power Aero XTA's & the reel seat on the original Free Spirit E-Class rods. Even when tightened right up, there was movement in the seat. Simeon at Free Spirit had mine rebuilt for me with their clone seats FOC to put things right at the time instead of me getting a refund.

In reply to Post #15

Well I don't know how they are doing it and don't want to imagine

(but rest assured ''not very nicely'' is fully guaranteed at just £20 for labour plus parts)

In reply to Post #17
The rod was only £60 i might just stick a old bait runner on it thats fits and use it for a marker rod

Thanks