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Posted by:
Scott Redmond
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Date: December 26, 2004 06:23PM
I'm preparing to build a 4wt 8' fly rod. I have not built a rod before so I've been doing my best to resource and learn as much as possible. I had a question I was hoping a few experienced builders could provide some advice on. I plan to use single foot ceramic guides on the rod, and was considering the use of 9 total guides including the stripper guide. My initial thought was to use (1) size 10 stripper, (2) size 8 single foot, (2) size 7 single foot, and (4) size 6 single foot. Am I way off here or would these be of ample size for the specified rod. Also, is there any benefit to using 2 stripper guides? Any advice or comments would be most appreciated. Re: Fly Rod Guides
Posted by:
Dan Sparks
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Date: December 26, 2004 06:36PM
Scott, the number of guides seems correct. The #10 stripper is fine, too, although some might prefer a #12. I like a #10 for your rod. I do suggest one #8, and either one #7 and the rest #6, or skipping the #7 guides completely. There isn't a great need to graduate the sizes of the SF guides, and the smaller guides are quite a bit lighter. Re: Fly Rod Guides
Posted by:
John Dow
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Date: December 26, 2004 09:06PM
Dan pretty much said what I would have .......great advice. It's also good to see you using the ceramic guides on your rod , you will be pleased with the results. JD Got Fish ? Re: Fly Rod Guides
Posted by:
Scott Kinney
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Date: December 27, 2004 01:04AM
Curious, are you the Scott Redmond who penned the Deschutes River guide book that sits in the trunk of my fishing car?
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Posted by:
Scott Redmond
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Date: December 27, 2004 01:32PM
Thanks for all the advice. It's great to have such an active forum to help out. Scott Kinney- Unfortunately, I am not the author of the Deschutes River book. Maybe it's a distant relative that I'm not aware of :-) Re: Fly Rod Guides
Posted by:
Scott Kinney
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Date: December 27, 2004 01:57PM
Actually, I realized that it was Scott Richmond. Redmond is a town on the Deschutes.
Anyway, the advice above is good advice-- although if it were me I might go #12 stripper, #8, #6's. You also might want to consider SIC rings for the stripper & tip-top. -Scott Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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