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help on first spiral guide setup
Posted by:
Bill Moschler
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Date: November 12, 2004 08:07PM
Building a 7' heavy casting rod. 3 piece Allstar blank. I have what looks like it will work. Comes out to 8 guides. Does that seem ;ike too many? What about "line pile" on the reel. Will generally use level wind reel. Is it okay to tip the first guide a little to the direction the line goes around? or does it need to be tipped a little the other way to keep the line in the center coming to the reel?. I have tried it and I really can't see that tipping the first guide to the right hurts much. Underwraps: This blank is rated to 30 lb line, but it looks like a heavy bass blank. will underwraps be needed here? I tried the static test with light pressure with the guides just tied on with mono loops and it does not seem to put much pressure on the guides. Re: help on first spiral guide setup
Posted by:
Ricky Wilson
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Date: November 12, 2004 08:26PM
No underwraps needed. Tipping the first guide a little in the direction of spiral only causes line stacking on wide reels with lures that pull very hard. 8 guides seems about right to me. I've done several like this and they work great. Re: help on first spiral guide setup
Posted by:
Tom Doyle
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Date: November 13, 2004 07:14AM
One method, and I've used it with good results, is to shift the first guide slightly away from the spiral, and also shift the first 180-degree guide away, so that an edge of the guide "forces" a 0 and 180 degree position at those points. Just a minor point, not crucial. And, I used nine guides plus tip-top for a 6'6" rod, and think that's about right. Re: help on first spiral guide setup
Posted by:
Bill Moschler
(---.westk01.tn.comcast.net)
Date: November 13, 2004 10:19PM
Thanks guys. Gives me a little confidence that it won't be too messed up when I get done. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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