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Number of guides
Posted by: Thomas Schell (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: February 17, 2006 01:13PM

I am making a small 5' 3" rod for ultra-light spinning and have heard that the number of guides should be the length +1. Does that include the tip?

Should I have 6 guides + the tip or only 5??

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Re: Number of guides
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: February 17, 2006 01:19PM

You should use the proper number of guides. How many it requires depends on several things. The old rule of thumb you cite is only a starting point, not something ironclad.

I'd set it up via the New Guide Concept Primer as outlined in the online library page here. Most likely that will put at least 5 guides, plus a tip-top, on your rod.

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Re: Number of guides
Posted by: Thomas Schell (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: February 17, 2006 01:27PM

I tried that with a similar rod last year and with a 25 stripper guide, it would be placed about 1/2 way to the tip and it didn't look right to me.

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Re: Number of guides
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: February 17, 2006 01:49PM

What size reel are you using on that rod? Your stripper guide should fall only about 19 to 22 inches from the spool face if you're using a similarly small UL size reel. And that would be with a size 20 butt guide.


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Re: Number of guides
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.250.144.250.Dial1.Weehawken1.Level3.net)
Date: February 17, 2006 06:20PM

Thomas
Go and read the artical again -- carefully !

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