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spey rod
Posted by: bill cohen (---.dyn.sprint-hsd.net)
Date: July 05, 2005 08:31PM

Im building my first spey rod 13 ft. need some guide sizes and the amt you would use. . What would be the smallest guide you would use if you were using a 9 wt line and tying a nail knot? Thanks

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Re: spey rod
Posted by: bill cohen (---.dyn.sprint-hsd.net)
Date: July 05, 2005 08:51PM

Im going to use ceramic type guides , no snake guides. thanks

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Re: spey rod
Posted by: Art Parramoure (---.252.151.168.Dial1.Chicago1.Level3.net)
Date: July 06, 2005 05:08AM

I too am going to build a 14 ft. Spey and need some info.. as in guide spacings, guide sizes, etc...
I may be using snakes..

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Re: spey rod
Posted by: Tim Hough (---.potshe01.pa.comcast.net)
Date: July 06, 2005 04:35PM

Guys,
Sage's web site has spacinng charts. Find the rod weight/length & # of sections that resembles your blank & put in the model #. They give their guides in snake sizes. I recently posted here to find out the conversion from snake sizes to ceramics but didn't get a very good response, I'm still not sure what sizes to get in ceramics. When I'm ready to build, I think I'll contact a vendor that carries the guides I want & ask them for help with the conversion from snake to ceramic.

Tim

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Re: spey rod
Posted by: Robert Box (---.adt.com)
Date: July 06, 2005 04:53PM

On my Forecast 13' spey, I used a double foot #16, #12(tamer) and #10, and then single foot #8's (I used 6) out to the tip.
RB

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Re: spey rod
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net)
Date: July 06, 2005 10:03PM

Guys if you use the search engine this stuff has been done before at length many times. Quick info, a #1 wire guide is about the same as a # 6 ceramic fly, a #3 wire is about the same as a # 8 ceramic.
Good luck on your rods.

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