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Re: KR Concept for a Winter Steelhead Rod
Posted by:
Norman Miller
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Date: January 17, 2019 05:05PM
Ron, being on the next page I missed your post, and so did a lot of other people. To answer your question, the choke guide will be the KL5.5L. I like to progressively space the other two reduction guides between the stripper and choke guides, and then progressively space the other runners between the choke and tip top. If I don’t get a nice progressive spacing that looks good you can push the choke in or out a little to get an alignment that looks good. There is a lot of flexibility in laying out a guide train. Hope I wasn’t too late and that this was of some help.
Norm Re: KR Concept for a Winter Steelhead Rod
Posted by:
Ron Beloff
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Date: February 02, 2019 10:23AM
Norm
Thanks. Thanks to everyones help, I've got a lot of time to wrap up this rod before I fish Erie tribs in early March. Ron Re: KR Concept for a Winter Steelhead Rod
Posted by:
Ron Beloff
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Date: February 02, 2019 12:34PM
Norm
I just weighed the entire setup before I start assembling it. Blank: 2.1 oz Blank with Minima4 guides, Aero 17 reel seat, and 12" woven carbon fiber grip/cap comes in at under 5.92 oz. I guess that is not too heavy for a 9'6" streelhead rod. Epoxy, arbors, and thread would add some weight. Ron Re: KR Concept for a Winter Steelhead Rod
Posted by:
Ron Beloff
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Date: February 03, 2019 05:58PM
Swapping out the reel seat and woven grip for Fugi TVS and Winn AR grips reduces the total weight to just over 4 oz. I like the Minima4 guides. Re: KR Concept for a Winter Steelhead Rod
Posted by:
Norman Miller
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Date: February 13, 2019 11:00PM
Ron, it sounds good! The Minima4 guides are really light and perform very well. On a light rod you can't beat them.
Norm Re: KR Concept for a Winter Steelhead Rod
Posted by:
Ron Beloff
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Date: August 26, 2019 05:53AM
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Finished rod. Worked great in Erie as well as casting spoons for trout in the North Branch of the Potomac in Western Maryland/West Virginia. 6 and 8# mono used. Thanks for all that helped with this build. Ron B Re: KR Concept for a Winter Steelhead Rod
Posted by:
Derick Jahnke
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Date: September 10, 2020 06:23PM
I'm curious on what those grips are called. I couldn't find AR grips on the Winn site. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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