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loop to loop problem
Posted by: Bill Cohen (---.dyn.sprint-hsd.net)
Date: August 01, 2005 02:04PM

I want to use Titanium Frame ,SIC rings for a for a spey rod. I'm thinking of using 8's as running guides but am concerned with the loop to loop connections of the spey line.If I use 10's I'll end up witha 8 ring size tip ,anyway.Is an 8 size guide large enough for the loop to loop connection? The other alternative is to use wire guides that I prefer not to use.

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Re: loop to loop problem
Posted by: Ken Finch (---.int.bellsouth.net)
Date: August 01, 2005 02:15PM

Why not just use 10's and use a #10 tip top as well. They make SIC Ti frames tops in the TPST series. You might have to build up the tip a bit with thread, but that's still the easiest solution. Don't be confined by what the factories offer, make stuff work! You're a custom builder!

For all I know size 8's will work okay, but if you need to use 10's you sure can.

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Re: loop to loop problem
Posted by: Mikko Stenberg (---.kotopas.fi)
Date: August 01, 2005 03:35PM

Bill, maybe you could improve the loops of the fly line. Usually they are quite clumsy and bulky straight from the pack. If the fly line is made on a braided core you can remake the loops a lot neater. Hope you can make something out of the link - enjoy Finnish! ;)

[www.perhokalastajat.net]

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Re: loop to loop problem
Posted by: Eijiro Kawada (---.thenewstribune.com)
Date: August 01, 2005 04:47PM

I'm no expert, but I would like to tell you about my experience because I just made a fatal novice mistake. I put running guides and a top on my latest spey rod that are too small for the loop-to-loop I made myself by cutting a Windcutter and converting it to a shooting head. I took the rod out for the first time yesterday, and I found out I had to really force the connection through the guides.
I'll be stripping everything off this rod and putting larger guides and a tip on this week.
My recommendation: Whatever the guide (tip top) size you pick, run the fattest part of your line (loop-to-loop or whatever that may be) through the ring before you wrap the guides and make sure that's big enough. I know I will.

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Re: loop to loop problem
Posted by: Scott Kinney (69.139.158.---)
Date: August 02, 2005 01:50AM

ma en tie-- suomen kieli ei oo niin vaikea...


Scott Kinney
The Longest Cast Fly Rods
[www.thelongestcast.com]

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Re: loop to loop problem
Posted by: Mikko Stenberg (---.kyamk.fi)
Date: August 02, 2005 03:27AM

Scott Kinney Wrote:
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> ma en tie-- suomen kieli ei oo niin vaikea...
>

LOL! :D You are on the right track Scott! :D ;)



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Re: loop to loop problem
Posted by: Scott Kinney (69.139.158.---)
Date: August 02, 2005 04:22AM

ma yritan, mut taalla Virginia:ssa ei oo paljon suomalaisia...


Scott Kinney
The Longest Cast Fly Rods
[www.thelongestcast.com]

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Re: loop to loop problem
Posted by: Mikko Stenberg (---.kyamk.fi)
Date: August 02, 2005 07:23AM

Hyvä hyvä! :D Sorry for the OT.

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Re: loop to loop problem
Posted by: Sakari Siipilehto (---.ms.tut.fi)
Date: August 02, 2005 08:15AM

Bill,
you don't have to learn finnish to be able to do those loops. I posted the instructions on another board sometime ago:
[www.sexyloops.co.uk];
Cheers,
Sakari

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