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Bumper guide spacing
Posted by: Spencer Phipps (---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net)
Date: February 24, 2006 10:06PM

Just set up the guides on a new blank to me, it's a Rogue SW 904. One very powerful blank for it's line rating.
Anyway I set up my guides as usual and this blank has a spacing of 16 inches between the stripper and the next guide. One very stiff butt.
I looked in the bumper guide article, it says nothing about my concerns, but I seem to remember being recommended not to exceed 11 inches in a post for a bumper wrap.

Spencer

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Re: Bumper guide spacing
Posted by: Anonymous User (Moderator)
Date: February 24, 2006 10:39PM

That's a long way between the first two guides. I'd close it up a bit - add one more guide to the overall spacing, if it were me.

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Re: Bumper guide spacing
Posted by: Raymond Adams (---.hsd1.ca.comcast.net)
Date: February 24, 2006 11:44PM

I would also add,
The bumper guide is not part of your regular spacing. Do not add it until final spacing is
achieved

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

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Re: Bumper guide spacing
Posted by: Joe Milligan (---.240.69.212.Dial1.Phoenix1.Level3.net)
Date: February 25, 2006 01:36PM

I built a 7" one piece Halibut rod on a blank that was very fast. The butt was very stiff and my 1st 2 guides ended up 14" apart. I put the bumper at 7" and the rod works great.

Joe Milligan
Seattle

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