Fly-reel foot: AFFTA standard width, length, flange tip and taper — dimension sheet
Source: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/fly-reel-foot-affta/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)
Basis: AFFTA reel-foot standard as quoted by Global FlyFisher (reel-foot survey against the AFFTA drawing); single published quote
Catalog version: 2026-10-20

Sizes: see table below
- 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.

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

Files elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):
- Global FlyFisher (Martin Joergensen): Reel feet: 18 reels measured against the AFFTA reel-foot standard — web — reference — https://globalflyfisher.com/node/51538

No true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.
API: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=fly-reel-foot-affta