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Wire guide to Single foot insert guides
Posted by: Tony Demerath (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: February 05, 2005 10:10AM


All of the guide charts I have found list only wire guide sizes. Does anyone know of a conversion chart that list both wire guides and single foot.

Thanks,
Tony

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Re: Wire guide to Single foot insert guides
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: February 05, 2005 10:43AM

Ceramic guides are measured from inside to inside of the frame. So, the thickness of the ring can cause the actual inside diameter of the ring to vary. Generally, you can count on the ring reducing the available opening by about 2.5 to 3mm. So a #7 ceramic guide will have an actual line opening of about 4 to 4.5mm. (Which is plenty large for all but the very heaviest fly lines.)

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Re: Wire guide to Single foot insert guides
Posted by: Tony Demerath (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: February 05, 2005 02:51PM

I just finished the book "Start to Finish Fly Rod Building" from Flex Coat, which I received in the mail today. They have a great guide section which list spacing. wire guide, and single foot w/insert guides sizes by rod length and line weight. If you are looking for good reference material, I would highly recommend this book.

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Re: Wire guide to Single foot insert guides
Posted by: Ken Driedger (---.bchsia.telus.net)
Date: March 04, 2005 11:40AM

Also: for snakes, the Brits use a different measuring system than the Americans. Hopkins and Holloway are very big over there, and have a chart at their site. any search engine will give you the URL for H&H.

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