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Instead of a double foot stripper
Posted by: Jason Pritchard (204.86.38.---)
Date: April 25, 2005 11:07AM

Building a 2wt fly rod for a friend and want antother option than a double foot stripper- seems overkill. Could I get away with using a single foot spinning guide in size 8?

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Re: Instead of a double foot stripper
Posted by: Mark Janeck (---.ispnet.ca)
Date: April 25, 2005 11:48AM

Absolutely. I use single foot strippers on all my fly rods up to 5wt. Especially on a 2wt, a single would be very appropriate.

Best Fishes,
Mark

Mark Janeck
Custom Rods, Campbellville, Ontario

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Re: Instead of a double foot stripper
Posted by: Scott Kinney (---.nrockv01.md.comcast.net)
Date: April 25, 2005 11:50AM

Yes, definitely. The Forecast fly guides in a #10 make good stripping guides for lightweight rods. The Forecast #8's have a fairly thick ring and smaller opening so I wouldn't recommend them as much as a #10.

I have used a #8 Alconite bridge guide with success as well. The thin ring on Alconites makes the #8 doable.

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Re: Instead of a double foot stripper
Posted by: Don Davis (199.173.226.---)
Date: April 25, 2005 12:57PM

Either a #10 or a #12. The #12 gives you more height and a straighter angle if you are using a 3" spool. I bought some extra SF Titans for just this purpose.

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