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Sizing Guides
Posted by: Gary Lowe (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: December 05, 2008 03:03PM

I’m about to order a set of guides for a 7’ freshwater spinning rod that I’m about to build. After determining the distance of the first guide from the center of the reel seat, how do I determine the size of the guides? Especially the first guide. Is there a ratio of size of guide to the size of the face of the reel that will be used?

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Re: Sizing Guides
Posted by: Alex Dziengielewski (---.scana.com)
Date: December 05, 2008 03:14PM

[www.rodbuilding.org]

Good place to start.

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Re: Sizing Guides
Posted by: James Smith (134.179.104.---)
Date: December 05, 2008 03:55PM

Gary,

I build one or two rods a year for myself, so my point is, I dont have much technical experience. I built an ultra light spinning rod using the system that Alex advocates, and it was easy and very effective. I figured the size of the largest guide based on the reel I planned to use, and bought one or two more guides than I needed. It added maybe $4 to the cost of my project, and I have saved the guides for future projects or my in field repair kit. Its a good system, go fot it!

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Re: Sizing Guides
Posted by: Alex Dziengielewski (---.scana.com)
Date: December 05, 2008 05:25PM

Also, are you wanting to try micro guides or standard guides?

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Re: Sizing Guides
Posted by: Gary Lowe (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: December 05, 2008 06:38PM

Probably single foot guides.

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Re: Sizing Guides
Posted by: Karry Batson (---.olympus.net)
Date: December 05, 2008 06:51PM

1st guide from tip top XTCYTCG06 New SS316 Alps Y guide tich plated with tich zirc ring
2nd guide from tip top XTCYTCG06
3rd guide from tip top XTCYTCG07
4th guide from tip top XTCYTCG08
5th guide from tip top: XTCYTCG10
6th guide from tip top: XTCYTCG16
7th guide from tip top: XTCYTCG25

Guide spacing Specs(inches from tip, center ring over mark) 4.5-9.5-15-21-28-36-45

Karry Batson
Batson Enterprises Inc.
Ph: (877) 875-2381
Fax: (360) 683-3579
karry@batsonenterprises.com
www.batsonenterprises.com

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