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 "version": "2026-10-20",
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 "slug": "fuji-dps-reel-seat-size-18",
 "name": "Fuji DPS graphite spinning reel seat, size 18 (DPSM18 / DPSD18)",
 "kind": "modern",
 "category": "Fishing",
 "group": "Reel seats",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of the Fuji DPS graphite spinning reel seat, size 18 (DPSM18 / DPSD18)?",
 "tags": [
  "fishing",
  "fishing rod",
  "rod building",
  "tackle",
  "reel seats"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "fuji dps 18 reel seat",
  "fuji dpsm18",
  "fuji dpsd18",
  "dps18 reel seat inside diameter",
  "size 18 reel seat id",
  "fuji reel seat size 18 dimensions",
  "fuji dps reel seat size chart",
  "porta carrete fuji dps 18",
  "rollenhalter fuji dps 18",
  "porta molinete fuji dps 18"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": 21,
  "width": 21,
  "height": 124
 },
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 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/fuji-dps-reel-seat-size-18/sheet.txt",
 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Secondary source: Mud Hole Custom Tackle (Fuji US distributor) (copy of the maker's figures; the maker publishes none directly)",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": 21,
   "width": 21,
   "height": 124
  },
  "notes": [
   "Fuji's DPS is the standard pipe-style graphite spinning/casting reel seat; the size number (18) is the nominal seat size, not the bore.",
   "The bore of a size 18 seat is 18.0 mm, so the blank plus arbor/shim must build up to 18.0 mm at the seat position.",
   "The model is the published body tube only. Hood geometry, nut OD and thread pitch are not published in the size chart.",
   "Numbers are from Fuji's US distributor Mud Hole, because Fuji's own site could not be reached; marked secondary.",
   "True size, no printing tolerance added. Only published numbers are used; anything not published is said so.",
   "Secondary source: the numbers come from a retailer or magazine copy of the maker's specification."
  ],
  "table": {
   "columns": [
    "dimension",
    "value"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "Seat size (Fuji nominal)",
     "18"
    ],
    [
     "Inside diameter (bore)",
     "18.0 mm (0.709 in)"
    ],
    [
     "Outside diameter (body)",
     "21.0 mm (0.827 in)"
    ],
    [
     "Overall length",
     "124 mm (4.882 in)"
    ],
    [
     "Wall thickness implied by ID/OD",
     "1.5 mm per side"
    ],
    [
     "DPSD (deluxe) length, same size",
     "124 mm"
    ],
    [
     "Hood and nut outside diameter",
     "not published"
    ],
    [
     "Weight",
     "not published"
    ]
   ]
  }
 },
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   "publisher": "Mud Hole Custom Tackle (Fuji US distributor)",
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    "web"
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  "fuji-dps-reel-seat-size-16",
  "fuji-dps-reel-seat-size-17",
  "fuji-dps-reel-seat-size-20",
  "fuji-dps-reel-seat-size-22"
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 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)",
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 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "What is the inside diameter of a Fuji DPS 18 reel seat?",
   "a": "18.0 mm (0.709 in), with a 21.0 mm body OD and 124 mm length (DPSM18)."
  },
  {
   "q": "Is DPSD18 the same size as DPSM18?",
   "a": "Yes for ID and OD; Mud Hole lists DPSD18 at 124 mm long versus 124 mm for DPSM18."
  }
 ],
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   "note": "Tube Ø21 OD × Ø18 bore × 124 mm (hoods, nuts and slots not published, not modelled)"
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