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9'0" 8wt. Guide & Blank ?s
Posted by: Chris Girgis (---.entouch.net)
Date: October 16, 2002 02:22PM

I'm about to start building a 9'0" 8wt. 3-piece Fly Rod for Saltwater use; Flats Reds and Speckled Trout (upper TX coast)

Gonna use Pac-Bay Single Foot wire guides and SiC Strippers.

Any suggestions on what guide sizes to use?

I'm closely eyeing the Loomis IMX blank to build on. Anyone have any comments/suggestions about this blank and the application I hope to use it for?

Thanks!

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Re: 9'0" 8wt. Guide & Blank ?s
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (---.dialsprint.net)
Date: October 16, 2002 03:16PM

16 SVSG - 12 SVSG - then SG 7's on out. Or if you have large line to leader connections, use SG 8's on out.

In the Pac Bay wire single foots, I'd say the 3's or 4's would be fine for all your running guides.

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Re: 9'0" 8wt. Guide & Blank ?s
Posted by: Tom Hartman (---.uticorporation.com)
Date: October 17, 2002 06:05AM

I built the IMX. I would ask you to seriously consider using SiC single foot guides rather than the wire ones. I think that you will get a better performing and also looking rod. Just my humble opinion.
Tom

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