Hi guys. Just curious about the greatest step down in sizes that you've tried that still casts well. Me being not very adventurous, I usually go from #25 to #16 then #12 on rods with 3 reduction guides. Now I'm considering going straight from #25 to #12 and from there down to #7 running guides. Still not quite used to how it looks but since this is a personal rod, I'm up for some experimentation. Any advice?

Cheers
Linus

What size is the reel spool? I usually don't use anything larger than a 20. I normally use 20, 12, 8, then 4's to the tip. Have you read the article in the Library above on Spinning guide static testing?

David Dosser
Coshocton, OH

Hi David. Yeah I've read and re-read that article. Spool diameter is 38mm about 80% of the time but I might use a bigger reel occasionally. I'm going with #7 running guides to accommodate bulky wind-on leader knots. Guess I'm just gonna have to not be lazy and bind the guides and test cast :)

I use mainly (Y style) 20/12/7 then 4 and on larger rods 25/16/8 then 4.5.

When selecting sizes, you should be looking at the required frame height to achieve the necessary line path. Ring size isn't much of a consideration as the line doesn't use the full area of the ring.

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Right Tom, and since a particular height will "seek" its own position in that line path, the decision left to the builder becomes working with the distances apart different height guides will fall. A source of some confusion in GPS has been the fact that we provide the position of ALL guides of the chosen frame model. It's up to the builder to chose a stripper that falls in the right RANGE (say 19 to 25 inches) and then choose the next guide that falls at the right RANGE (say 7 to 11 inches beyond the stripper on the average 7 foot rod) and so on down the line to the choke point. NO ONE NEEDS TO ORDER ALL THE GUIDES THAT APPEAR ON THE RESULTS. SIMPLY CHOOSE THE (2 TO 4) GUIDES THAT POSITION THEMSELVES BEST FOR YOUR REDUCTION GROUP AND THEN MOVE ON TO STATIC LOADING.

Tom Kirkman Wrote:
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> When selecting sizes, you should be looking at the
> required frame height to achieve the necessary
> line path. Ring size isn't much of a consideration
> as the line doesn't use the full area of the
> ring.
>
> .................
Thanks Tom, that really puts it into perspective for me. Frame height is everything.

Incorporating height, ring size and spacing for the static distribution, I usually end up with Y 25, 16, 10, then an 8 fly (L) between the reel and the choke guide.