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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
Hi, I'm trying to build a custom rod, I've bought an mhx 8' 4wt, it have a 0.322" butt, I want to use a pacbay A7V, I can only find half well cork with id 0.35" so bigger than blank.. Do I have to make arbor for cork too?
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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
But if I use pacbay single foot the id of the 5 is bigger than the idnof stripping guide
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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
Ok so i will use pacbay snake single foot, i write to mhx and they say to use this scheme 10 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 -1 - 1 - 1 - 1 what do you thibk about?
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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
Hi, finally i decided to use fuji guides, which is better between fuji series K and fuji series L??
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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
Ok, but the od is 10 but id may vary, I want to use pacbay single foot to make a lightweight rod, and a pacbay series n stripping guide, so id is 6.8mm is good?
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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
Hi, the 10mm stripping guide is ID of the guide?
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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
No one can say me a good guide sizing scheme? I want to use 9 guides
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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
Hi, I prefer mod fast action graphite rod, finally i buyed an mhx 8' 4wt, this is my first rod build, can you tell me a good reel seat, and how about the id of the guides, i found info about spacing but not about dimension of the guide?
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5 years ago
Stefano Plebani
Hi, I want to build a fly rod in 4wt, I have to choose a blank, I've seen mhx 8', mhx native 7'9", cts affinity mx 8', revelation 7'9". Finally I bought a MHX 8' 4wt, I want to use the MHX spacing to put guides on, so 9 guides, I want to use single foot guides, anyone can say a good guide sizing set. Thanks
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