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Making your own snake guides
Posted by:
Robert Kelsey
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Date: August 27, 2016 06:21PM
Has anyone made there own snake guides and do you have pics and directions? Re: Making your own snake guides
Posted by:
Bill Sidney
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Date: August 27, 2016 08:38PM
why would you want to do it? they are cheap an good qualit at that, $1.00 each up to about $4..00 for the good ones , don't under stand , fill me in please, , William Sidney AK Re: Making your own snake guides
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
(Moderator)
Date: August 27, 2016 08:51PM
Golden Witch once offered a tool for making your own. Not sure if they still offer them. It was a very neat item.
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Posted by:
Ron Weber
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Date: August 27, 2016 09:42PM
They do not offer one any more, but Gray Hackle Rods has a kit, and it too is pretty neat, as I have one of them Ron Weber Re: Making your own snake guides
Posted by:
Phil Ewanicki
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Date: August 28, 2016 11:23AM
When you make your own snake guides do you just bend pieces of wire or is there more to it? Re: Making your own snake guides
Posted by:
Ron Weber
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Date: August 28, 2016 11:43AM
I have Phosphor bronze and nickle silver wire to do mine with Ron Weber Re: Making your own snake guides
Posted by:
Tom Kirkman
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Date: August 28, 2016 04:07PM
It is mostly about just bending wire, but there is a certain shape and size desired and the older GW tool had all the various dies to obtain each size.
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Posted by:
eric zamora
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Date: August 28, 2016 04:17PM
I've run across the tool to create your own snake guides, but if i remember correctly, they were generally sold on a few web sites of bamboo fly rod makers. some offered the reverse design loop (English style). I would embrace google in a web search. try youtube too for examples.
There's a certain pride and completion of the entire craftsmanship picture when you create the entire rod with all components yourself. from a bamboo blank to guides, to reel seats and ferrules. even the reel itself from barstock aluminum. catch fish with a rod you completely crafted yourself from raw material, include flies you tied, some would say it doesn't get better than that. i think it's fantastic. eric fresno, ca. Re: Making your own snake guides
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Mark Talmo
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Date: August 28, 2016 04:32PM
While preferring to not have to, I am also interested in making my own to match the remaining, vintage guides which I cannot locate. It is a simple double loop with double, opposed feet, size 20 or 25. I found a crappy, chrome plated one which I am using until I find or make a suitable / proper SS stripper. Does anyone know which SS is better between 316 (spring back) or 316L (bend and stay)? Mark Talmo FISHING IS NOT AN ESCAPE FROM LIFE BUT RATHER A DEEPER IMMERSION INTO IT!!! BUILDING YOUR OWN SIMPLY ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE. Re: Making your own snake guides
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Ron Weber
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Date: August 28, 2016 05:28PM
The one I have has all the dies for the different sizes, including being able to make you own hook keeper. I do not think you can make any super size out of it It will do the twist either was such as the American or English style
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