Cork grips & guides for Spey Rod

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Re: Cork grips & guides for Spey Rod

Posted by: Eric Viburs (---.capoc.army.mil)

Date: September 22, 2011 03:19PM

Meiser is an great resorce. I almost always use (on 12-13ft rods) a 16,12,10 stripper or 16,12 with a 6 snake before dropping to (1) 5, 4s up to an xl tip top. I use a skagit setup with all loop to loop so I need a little larger guides, not to mentino the ice in the winter. I will almost always use all metel boat guides (non braced) for strippers or sometimes REC recoil. I have found that it makes no difference for shooting line and I will never have a ceramic ring break and ruin a trip.

Hope this was of some help. If you need some grip advice for that rod look to a 13.5" upper and a comfetable lower (5.5 in or so) will work.

Good luck,

Eric

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