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best guides and sizes for a #5 and #6 sage rpl blank,
Posted by: Bryan Ion (---.gate.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: December 01, 2009 05:59PM

hi all,just wondering what would be the latest,bestest guides and sizes to put onto a sage rpl #5 and #6 blank that i recently manages to acquire,i was thinking recoils but not sure of the sizes.


cheers

Bry

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Re: best guides and sizes for a #5 and #6 sage rpl blank,
Posted by: Adam Harbuck (---.shv.bellsouth.net)
Date: December 01, 2009 06:51PM

Recoils make some noise...Hopkins and Holloway are the factory guides, both snakes and ceramics. I admit, I am a traditionalist and prefer snakes to ceramics on a flyrod, but then I also prefer bamboo to carbon!

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Re: best guides and sizes for a #5 and #6 sage rpl blank,
Posted by: Eugene Moore (---.244.210.62.Dial1.StLouis1.Level3.net)
Date: December 01, 2009 07:50PM

Generally for that line weight I would use #2 Recoil single foot titanium for the top 3 guides.
H&H single foots for the remainder.
#10 double foot Ceramic and #12 double foot ceramic stripper guide.
You may consider a Recoil std size tip top, they are ugly but light.
Very good blanks

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Re: best guides and sizes for a #5 and #6 sage rpl blank,
Posted by: Stan Grace (174.44.170.---)
Date: December 02, 2009 10:36AM

Check out the PacBay Minnima series of guides. They are light weight and well made. If you prefer ceramic guides the ALPS guides furnished by Batson are an excellent choice. Traditional snake guides require more wrap and epoxy for each guide and add weight to a rod compared to most single foot guides, including ceramics.

Stan Grace
Helena, MT
"Our best is none too good"

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