Do you guys think size a gudebrod is strong enough for a musky rod?

Let's hope so, I used it on mine. LOL

I bought a couple of Mudhole's custom builder blanks, the IS701H and I built two small muskie rods with them. My buddy and I abuse the heck out of them and they hold up extremely well. Both are wrapped with Gudebrod A. I don't think that thread strength is really an issue. I'm fairly certain that most of the time something else is going to let go before the thread does.

jeremy

If you run a search for Size A Thread Strength ( for All Dates) you will see that this topic has been thoroughly covered on the Forum.

The short answer is a definite YES. Size A thread is strong enough to hold guides in place on a rod for Musky or any other species found on earth. While a heavier thread will provide greater protection against abrasion an A wrap is very strong.

Jason,
Thread is like a branch.
Take and pick up a bunch of branches. Select a small branch and see how easy it is to break.
Then, take a large branch and see how easy it is to break.

Then, take a dozen small branches and try to break them at the same time.

The same thing holds true for thread. Many wraps of a smaller thread will hold any guide that you need on a rod.

You might perform an experiment.

Take a typical guide. Take some size D thread and wrap the guide. As you wrap the guide, count the number of wraps.
Then, take the same guide and rewrap it with size A thread, count the number of wraps. I think you will find a considerably larger number of wraps is required to wrap the guide with size A thread compared to size d thread.
So, take the branch analogy a bit further.
The size D thread is tougher by itself, but many wraps of A sized thread exceed the strength of the single side D thread wrap.

Good luck
Roger

Thats kind of what i figured. Kind of the same principle as coarse and fine thread bolts.

Or plies on belted radial tires