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Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: Andrew Clark (---.ks.ks.cox.net)
Date: May 06, 2015 09:11AM

I'm about to do a build for my Grandpa on a S721-2-MHX. How many guides and what sizes will I need? Also, it's a two piece. Do I need a ferrule or anything like that? Thanks.

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Re: Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.nwrknj.fios.verizon.net)
Date: May 06, 2015 09:28AM

These should help
[www.rodbuilding.org]
And
[www.rodbuilding.org]

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: Chris Richer (131.137.243.---)
Date: May 06, 2015 10:24AM

The ferrule is built into that tip over butt blank. I would do a wrap on the ferrule, as close to the end as possible. The wrap would be about twice as long as the diameter of the blank. I have used American Tackle guides on the blank in the past.

Chris Richer
Iroquois ON

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Re: Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: Jim Ising (---.dyn.centurytel.net)
Date: May 06, 2015 11:02AM

A few guys we know are having great results with two guide reduction trains. Yours would be a KL12H (stripper) and a KL5.5M straight into the runners (KT5). VERY light guide train on a UL.

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Re: Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: May 06, 2015 01:58PM

X10 on Jim's comment.

If you wish, you could actually put the stripper guide on the rod joint and have no guides at all on the lower 1/2 of the rod. If that were the case you could likely use only 4 guides. i.e. 1-12 and 3 or possibly 4 - 5.5 running guides.

It is actually nice on a two piece rod to have no guides on that section. It makes packing easier.

It is actually likely that you would normally put the stripper guide at about 18-24 inches from the butt end of the blank - leaving you with only the stripper guide on the butt section. Then, you would likely go with 5 or maybe 6 running guides on the upper 1/2 of the rod.

Be safe

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Re: Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.nwrknj.fios.verizon.net)
Date: May 06, 2015 04:24PM

Also the Minima guides for a UL rod would be something to look at Never have but some post they are using them on heavy saltwater rod

The 4's

Bill - willierods.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/06/2015 04:25PM by bill boettcher.

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Re: Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: Roger Templon (---.atlanticbb.net)
Date: May 06, 2015 06:17PM

Andrew
Are you building a spinning rod or a casting rod?
Rog

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Re: Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: Andrew Clark (---.ks.ks.cox.net)
Date: May 06, 2015 09:02PM

Roger Templon Wrote:
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> Andrew
> Are you building a spinning rod or a casting rod?
> Rog


Spinning. I'm all good now though. Bought a kit from Mudhole with the same blank to save some money. It also comes with a guide spacing chart. Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

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Re: Guide Sizing 6' UL Spinning
Posted by: Brandon Tipps (---.dllstx.fios.verizon.net)
Date: May 06, 2015 09:38PM

The 27x guide layout is my favorite on my spinning rods, and that's mainly what I build.

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