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static guide?
Posted by:
Steve Smotherman
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Date: December 12, 2005 10:15PM
Does static guide placement work for flyrods too?I always just tape guides and test cast and adjust from there.
Steve Re: static guide?
Posted by:
Mike Ballard
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Date: December 12, 2005 10:27PM
A fly rod is no different from any other type of rod. Static guide stress distribution works for all of them. Re: static guide?
Posted by:
Bill Drury
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Date: December 13, 2005 02:25PM
I sure hope so, because I've been using that method on fly rods for a while. I do it with the guides down; the guide spaicings turned out much too close when I did it guides up. Re: static guide?
Posted by:
Steve Smotherman
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Date: December 13, 2005 05:59PM
when You say guides down do you mean in relationship to the spine (putting guides on same side of spine?) Re: static guide?
Posted by:
Cliff Hall
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Date: December 13, 2005 09:10PM
Steve - I think Bill means that he oriented the "guides down" during his Static Distribution test. That is, he bent the rod while holding the guides on the DOWN-side of the curve. The guides are INTO THE CURVE, like on a SPINNING rod. This orientation needs fewer guides to distribute the load than if the guides are held in the UP position, above the rod, on the outside of the rod bend, like an old fashioned CASTING rod.
Relative Spine-Guide orientation is not what he is talking about. That is a whole 'nother can of worms. ... And that one says, spine may not matter much at all, so orienting the rod blank's natural curve "belly-down" may be the preferred way to go. -Cliff Hall+++, Gainesville, FL-USA***** Re: static guide?
Posted by:
Bill Drury
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Date: December 14, 2005 04:19PM
Cliff understands me - I extend the rod off of a book shelf with the guides facing the floor, not the ceiling. Didn't mean anything about guide vs. spine relationship. Re: static guide?
Posted by:
Steve Smotherman
(72.49.176.---)
Date: December 14, 2005 08:40PM
I was just confused because Ive never seen a flyrod done any other way but guides down Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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