New Concept Guide Spaceing

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Re: New Concept Guide Spaceing

Posted by: Tom Kirkman (---.dialinx.net)

Date: July 12, 2001 09:16AM

The concept system as it applies to fly rods mainly concerns the quick drop from the stripping guide down to your smallest sized running guides. What we have learned is that it is not at all necessary to go through progressively smaller sizes on the way down to your smallest sized running guides. For instance, in the past you might have used something like 12 - 10 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 6 - top. With the new concept system you would go perhaps 12 - 10 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 6 - top. (These are Fuji single foot guides and not necessarily the correct number for your particular rod - just an example.)

Dropping quickly to the smallest sized running guide reduceds weight, particularly near the tip, which increases rod efficiency.

We have done two in-depth articles in RodMaker outlining the what, where, how and why for the New Guide Concept. Check our back issue page at www.rodmakermagazine.com if you are interested in a more detailed account of how to use this system to build a better rod.

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