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HS9001 and New Guide Concept, Fly guides or VS guides to finish?
Posted by:
Luis Morales
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Date: April 04, 2007 01:36PM
I'm building on a Batson HS9001, light plugging and topwater stick for Spring stripers on the beach, rivers and inlets. 1/4 oz. to 3/4 oz. lures, 10 # mono and 14 # braid. Are fly guides in between the intersect guide and tip top strong enough, or should I stay with VS or similar type guides. I was thinking size #7 guides either way.
Thanks for the help Luis Morales Re: HS9001 and New Guide Concept, Fly guides or VS guides to finish?
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: April 04, 2007 02:00PM
Low frame single foot fly type guides are strong enough. They'd be stronger than the rod is in that area.
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Posted by:
Jim Gamble
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Date: April 04, 2007 04:03PM
Tom Kirkman Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Low frame single foot fly type guides are strong > enough. They'd be stronger than the rod is in that > area. > > ................. Exactly! I use the HS9000 Loomis (even lighter) and fight bull reds (35"+) and large snook (40"+) with no issue and use nothing but single foot guides. Re: HS9001 and New Guide Concept, Fly guides or VS guides to finish?
Posted by:
Luis Morales
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Date: April 04, 2007 05:01PM
Great, thanks, as mentioned I'll be using this as a spinning/ really light plugging stick, but I never really knew what and how a hotshot rod is/was used for? Re: HS9001 and New Guide Concept, Fly guides or VS guides to finish?
Posted by:
Cliff Hall
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Date: April 04, 2007 05:03PM
Luis - You could flip a coin to make it even more interesting. ... I'd check the guide's footprint to see if there is a preference, for a flatter / bigger sole to lay a better hold on the rod blank when wound down. ... Have fun whipping plugs out there for your spring stripers. ...
Go Gators !!! ... -Cliff Hall, Gainesville FL-USA. "Home of the Fighting Gators" "This is GATOR Country !" Re: HS9001 and New Guide Concept, Fly guides or VS guides to finish?
Posted by:
John Britt
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Date: April 05, 2007 09:57AM
Luis just finished the same rod and used the # 7 fuji alconite fly guides the only problem I have heard regarding the # 6 fy guides is sometimes those using braid will have a problem with knot clearance through the smaller guides, but even the # 6 guides have no problem regarding strength
John Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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