# Fly-reel foot: AFFTA standard width, length, flange tip and taper

> What are the standard fly reel foot dimensions?

- Category: Sports & outdoors › Reel seats
- Kind: Standard part
- Basis: AFFTA reel-foot standard as quoted by Global FlyFisher (reel-foot survey against the AFFTA drawing); single published quote
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**Exact dimensions.** True size, with no printing tolerance added.

## Notes

- A fly rod is far over 1 m; the part people design around is the reel foot and the seat that grips it. The American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) publishes a reel-foot drawing; the numbers here are as Global FlyFisher quotes it (with tolerances) in a survey that measured 18 reels against it. The drawing itself is not posted publicly.
- Real reels vary: in that survey only one of 18 feet fell inside both the width and length tolerance (widths 11.87 to 15.28 mm, lengths 57.48 to 65.05 mm). Design a seat or holder with this nominal and check your reel.
- Numbers only: the end radius, foot thickness and stem height are not published, so no file is drawn.
- Spinning- and casting-reel feet have no published standard; measure your reel once.

## Sizes

| dimension | value | from |
|---|---|---|
| foot width | 0.525 in (13.335 mm), +0.02 in (0.51 mm) / −0 | AFFTA, as quoted |
| foot length | 63.50 mm | AFFTA, as quoted |
| flange-tip thickness | 0.042 in (1.067 mm), toleranced | AFFTA, as quoted |
| flange taper angle | 7–8° (one maker uses 7.5°) | AFFTA drawing, as quoted; maker |
| end radius, foot thickness, stem height | not published | measure your reel once |

## Where the files are

- Global FlyFisher (Martin Joergensen): [Reel feet: 18 reels measured against the AFFTA reel-foot standard](https://globalflyfisher.com/node/51538) — web — reference

## Questions

**How wide is a standard fly-reel foot?**

0.525 in (13.33 mm) nominal per the AFFTA drawing as quoted, +0.02 in allowed; 63.5 mm long.

**Do all fly reels match the standard?**

No: a survey of 18 reels found widths from 11.87 to 15.28 mm and lengths from 57.48 to 65.05 mm.

## Fits with

- [Fuji VSS spinning reel seat body: sizes 16 (13 and 15 mm bore) and 17](https://xemstudio.com/objects/fuji-vss-reel-seat/)
- [Fuji DPS graphite spinning reel seat, size 16 (DPSM16 / DPSD16)](https://xemstudio.com/objects/fuji-dps-reel-seat-size-16/)