I find the KR GPS is always off when they call for a 3rd guide above 5.5 If the GPS mentions 6L, just swap it to a 6M and you ll be able to get the bullseye.
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Thanks for the tips. Do load and casting tests atm. Will see what works.
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Hi, I would like to know two things about the KLH guide concept. 1) I am building a PE2 jigging rod with the reduction guides being 20H, 8H to 6L to 6 runners. On the KR gps it says I need to use a 10H instead of an 8H. Could I get away with using a 8H rather than a 10H? Will there be any problems? 2) I am building another rod which is a rainshadow knife jigging blank 15-30 Lbs
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Unless your gf is an avid fisho I dont think it matters. If she isnt just let her use a size 16. Give you an example. I let my gf try my twinpower and my sienna. She cant tell the difference. So she uses the sienna.
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Hi guys, The handle length is 9.5" measured from end of butt to the tip of the lip where the reel goes into on a VSS. It is an down locking reel seat. From the tip of the spool lip (at highest point) to end of butt its 13.5" I did a static placement and did a rod with 5 guides and tip, I think that's reasonable. But i m building another one tomorrow...any advice? Don, thank
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Hi everyone, I m doing my first microwave build. I m using the airwave guides. I have a question about the number of guides. The rod I am building is a 5ft soild carbon blank. 8 to 17lbs with a 3000 reel with braid. I measured the guide spacings using the information that came with the guide packet. From my measurements, it seems that I am required to use 3 guides plus tip. The strip
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^^^ to add to what Micheal said above. I have these Rx6s too. Built as spinning or BFS rods. They are good but compared to the fly rods you are thinking of getting they have trouble casting 1/16s as good as the fly rods. Compared to the RX6 2wt fly blanks these 4pc RX6 spin blanks are about 3 times as stiff IMHO.
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I build a fair few of these style rods. For baston 2wt I have the rx6 in 2 and 4 pc and the rx8. For the rx6 its much softer than the rx8. A 2000 reel.is much too big for the rod. I primarily use 500 reels and the occasional 1000. I would use the 2wt rx6s with 1lb fire line about 2 lb mono. The rx8 can be overloaded to 2 or 3 lb fireline 3 to 4 lb mono. The rx6 max casting weight is 7g
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Double post opps.
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I m a bit weird. I like fly blanks as my UL rods. My favourite is the RX8 XF662-4M 6.6
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