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Butt guide cast
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: July 22, 2009 12:47PM

Hay guys:

With a Ambassadeur 6500 cast reel, guides on top, what do you guys think is a good size for the butt guide. I was thinking of a 12 high frame ?? About 17 lb line

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: Bernie Cohen (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: July 22, 2009 01:09PM

I use that reel with a 7' rod and I might use 15 to 20 lb line depending on the specie of fish. but on those rods I use a size 16 stripper guide from the Fugi NSG.series. Hope this is some help

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: Bob Balcombe (207.118.63.---)
Date: July 22, 2009 01:51PM

Bill that should work. How far is the reelseat from the stripping guide? try using a distance Somewhere between 24 to 26

Good Wraps Bob

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: July 22, 2009 02:39PM

Hay Bob fix your phones yet Ha Ha. Don't have any thing yet and I thought he was using a low profile cast real. Got to check my stash. maybe I got one. just being cheep. I know I got some Alconites, -- some ware.

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: J.B. Hunt (---.pool.dsl.logantele.com)
Date: July 22, 2009 02:40PM

I personally don't see any need to go bigger than a 12 for a butt guide with a 6500. I would use a SV type frame instead of a UD because it's a little higher. I would also sit it out about 21 inches or so and take a long look at the line path before I nailed it down.

J.B.Hunt
Bowling Green, KY

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: July 22, 2009 03:04PM

jay

That is usually what I do --- take a long look --- there is always something else to try.

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: Bob Balcombe (207.118.63.---)
Date: July 22, 2009 03:51PM

Hey Bill what is wrong with my phone? My wife is on it 24/7 LOL

Good Wraps Bob

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: July 22, 2009 04:51PM

You said got so many >???? I guess in that case it works well

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: Bob Balcombe (207.118.63.---)
Date: July 22, 2009 07:29PM

Bill I have 6 phones, the wifie is on one of them all the time till one dies plus 2 cell phones LOL. We also have 3 computers going 24/7

Good Wraps Bob

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: William Bartlett (---.proxy.aol.com)
Date: July 22, 2009 11:26PM

Bill,

Just throwing this out there. Remember all those discussions about micro's and how the first "guide" the line see's is the one mounted to the reel that goes back and forth on the pawl? JMHO, but I wouldn't see the need for anything larger than a 10 or 12 as the butt guide. I'm with the other guy's with mounting it 20 - 24" in front of the reel.

Bill in WV

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: July 23, 2009 10:00AM

William:
I remember those posts. They did make sense.

Bob
I would not want your electric or phone service bills - Maybe as a paycheck LOL

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: Bob Balcombe (207.118.63.---)
Date: July 23, 2009 12:40PM

Hey Bill We get a special phone rate. Now are electric bill is different. In the summer it is high our air conditioner is set at 62 year around. My wife has her own personal summers. So if you come and visit US bring a Parka. LOL

Good Wraps Bob

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: July 23, 2009 01:00PM

Sounds like I will need long john's also LOL

I have lived in Cal a while back. In North Hollywood.

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Butt guide cast
Posted by: Bob Balcombe (207.118.63.---)
Date: July 23, 2009 05:36PM

Heck you were surouded by the nut and fruit trees! I lived next door to Berkeley from 64 to 77. I moved to W. WA. to get my sanity back and do lots of fishing and rod building

Good Wraps Bob

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