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Using a guide as a tip
Posted by: John Kitch (---.mob.bellsouth.net)
Date: October 31, 2009 04:26PM

I’m building a spinning rod using 4.5 ring-size guides as the choke and running guides. I plan to use a 4.5 guide for the tip. Do I just wind on the guide using locking wraps or is there something special I need to do make sure the guide is secure?
Thanks.

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Re: Using a guide as a tip
Posted by: J.B. Hunt (---.ppoe.dsl.logantele.com)
Date: October 31, 2009 04:34PM

John, Mudhole sells braced Micro tips with a 4.5 ring. If their tube will fit your blank why not use one of them instead of a guide?

J.B.Hunt
Bowling Green, KY

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Re: Using a guide as a tip
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: October 31, 2009 05:41PM

If you do use a guide as a tiptop, just wrap it on and use a Forhan Locking Wrap for additional security.

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Re: Using a guide as a tip
Posted by: James Hicks (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: November 01, 2009 07:39AM

I've built quite a few rods for my own use with guides as tip tops. Most of them work very well but I have found that wet ten pound braided line has a tendency to catch on the ring of the unbraced tip top. Braced tip tops give the ring a "ramp" for the line to slide off.

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