Mounting:
The S-1200 weighs approximately 20 pounds with an empty spool. Please take into
account the load requirements that your rod holders can handle. We recommend that at
the very minimum your existing holders should be bracketed to the gunnel. Lindgren-
Pitman, Inc. manufactures an optional rod holder bracket suitable for mounting this reel.
As with any reel be sure it is tethered to the boat in case it breaks free from the rod
holder, a hole is provided in base clamps to facilitate this.
The S-1200 is supplied with L/P reel base clamps shown above (the rod and rod butt are
shown for illustration purposed only and are not included) with either 80 (1.343”
diameter) or 130 (1.565” diameter) rod butt mounts to be specified at the time of
purchase. First install the two clamps to the reel with the supplied M8 Allen screws (do
not tighten) using a 6 millimeter wrench. Now take your supplied rod butt and use a
sharpie marker to mark the middle of the reel seat on the ferrule. Next, slide the rod butt
through the clamps and tighten the larger M8 screws with a 6 millimeter to a torque of 35
foot pounds. Finally adjust the butt so the sharpie line you made on the ferrule lines up to
the twelve o’clock line on the rod clamps. The reel should be on a horizontal plane in
relation to the rod butt. Once horizontal, tighten the M6 5 millimeter Allen clamp screws
to a torque of 15 foot pounds. Note: the rod clamp that has the hole for securing a line
tether is to be mounted towards the bottom of the rod butt.
