Thank you - I'm surprised a little and happy, the best of everything. I wanted the minimas.
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I have wondered if the light wire guides.....6 of them from 12 down to 3 would be lighter than a set of the minimas? Would use one for the tip too. Might be interesting see what the outcome is.
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Yes...reaction and recovery time = sensitivity and feeling a little crisper if possible. Man, I'd hate to design a rod, so many things but all very interesting.
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Hey you guys it's a good thing I'm retired and live in Alberta. I've got a few months to implement all the suggestions. Cut 1 inch off the butt, strip the finish, use the minima regular guides and then 3F guides plus 1 for the tip = 6 guides + the tip. I have 6 and 61/2 ultra lite rods from the original GL3 Loomis blanks so realize what a regular speed and action UL rod is like. I think the blank
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Excellent comments everyone. Yes I'm talking speed. The tip should speed up because it would be subject to the inertia of the finish more than the butt because the ratio of finish to material in the tip would be quite high I would think. The minima guides look great and I'll just very lightly polish the blank. Thanks again.
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I have a 7 foot 3 weight St Croix blank that is light green in finish which i want to turn into an extra ultra light spinning rod for 2 lb. I will use the lightest possible guides [6] and skeleton cork handle to tape a reel too. The blank is a little on the slow or weak side and i am wondering if i remove the finish if it will make the blank a little faster, at least so it's noticible. I know w
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