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Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Tom Slater (---.qld.bigpond.net.au)
Date: February 07, 2009 07:12PM

i have noticed on some spinning rods, mainly high end JDM stuff that sometimes the stripper guide is reversed and placed on the rod so that the foot og the guide points towards the tip (single foot guides)

i am guessing this is to do so that the line hits the ring of the guide first and therefore decreases line tangles around the stripper guide

could anyone shed some more light on this and wether or not its beneficial to the rods?

in the rods i would use it on we are talking UL stuff with ultra thin PE braid

Thanks

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Mike Barkley (---.try.wideopenwest.com)
Date: February 07, 2009 07:14PM

Just a wild guess and I could be wrong but I would spell it M A R K E T I N G!

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: February 07, 2009 07:46PM

If the line hits the frame anywhere - the guide is in the wrong place. Correctly located, the line doesn't care which way the guide is sitting - it's only concerned with the ring opening.

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Tom Slater (---.qld.bigpond.net.au)
Date: February 07, 2009 08:14PM

ok thanks

but would it give any negative impacts?

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Tom Slater (---.qld.bigpond.net.au)
Date: February 07, 2009 08:17PM

ill just add in here,

that i dont have any troubles with my rods at the moment with getting tangles

i might get maybe one every few sessions

but i was just curious is all

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: February 07, 2009 08:21PM

Other than looking odd to some, not really.

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Tom Slater (---.qld.bigpond.net.au)
Date: February 07, 2009 08:31PM

Thanks Tom

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Erik King (---.hsd1.va.comcast.net)
Date: February 07, 2009 09:44PM

I have 2 rods with reversed stripper guides, one is a megabass, and the other is a custom. I have notice no positive or negative issues with them. I also have a couple JDM casting rods with reversed stripper. I think it is an eccentric look at best no casting gains

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Tom Slater (---.qld.bigpond.net.au)
Date: February 07, 2009 11:54PM

thanks mate

i personally think it makes arod stand out that bit more

being something different than off the shelf rods

might try it on my next build

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Re: Reversed Stripper Guide?
Posted by: Robert Balcombe (---.dyn.centurytel.net)
Date: February 09, 2009 04:33AM

Just remember the guid ring is still at or almost 90% to the blank. Front or back the ring is still at the same inches away from the reel. The only differnce I can see is in one position the guide foot is pulling into the blank and in the other position the guide foot is pulling away from the blank. Think about this double footed guides do this all the time, but the ring stays stationary.
Good Wraps Bob

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