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Saltwater Fly Guide Sizes
Posted by:
Barry Stolzenberg
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Date: December 11, 2004 12:05AM
I want to build a 9 ft. 10 Wt. graphite fly rod for fishing saltwater surf. I would like to use Fuji SIC guides. What size guides would you recommend? Re: Saltwater Fly Guide Sizes
Posted by:
Dan Sparks
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Date: December 11, 2004 12:50PM
Barry, a rod with a #8 tip, seven #8 and one #10 single foot guides, followed by one #12 and one #16 two foot guides would be a versatile rod. You may prefer to use a #20 stripping guide. You might consider the taller spinning guides as strippers. The #8's will allow a multi-tip line to pass. If the rod will be fished only with a sinking line, which has only the leader butt knot and is verry small in diameter, I would drop to #7 single foot guides, but stick with the #8 tip. I am building an RPLXi 11/12 weight for Dorado with six #7, one each #8 and #10 single foot TSG guides, then #12 and #16 two foot TNSG guides. The last #7 is on the female ferrule of the tip section, and to maintain a straight line through the guides I increase to the #8 instead of staying with the #7. Re: Saltwater Fly Guide Sizes
Posted by:
John Dow
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Date: December 11, 2004 04:19PM
Barry , Dan has given you exelent advice , that is exectly the way my 10 wt is set up , though I stayed with a # 16 as the largest stripper . I also used # 8 rinners as I use shooting head systems on occasion. Good luck , have fun . JD Re: Saltwater Fly Guide Sizes
Posted by:
Barry Stolzenberg
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Date: December 12, 2004 07:46PM
Since I'm using FUJI SIC Guides, what's your opinion on using a size 8 ring PST tip on this rod? Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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