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3 years ago
Tom Key
Thanks to all who responded. Guess it's up to me to decide since there seems to be advantages to both, and the down sides are minimal. FYI...my black is a "Euro" blank which I had a fishing buddy compare to his Winston Boron IIIX Super 10. His opinion was favorable, so I'm satisfied with my choice of my 10' 4wt 4pc Quickline Czech Nymph blank. Tom
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3 years ago
Tom Key
I was hoping the lite sure snakes with silk wraps and thin epoxy finish would compensate fr the extra foot. Maybe I'll do a test on a short section of old blank cut so the two sections weight the same (grains). I'll wrap both with the same thread, finish both with thin epoxy and reweigh. Do some half assed extrapolation and see what results I get. How about the function of the snake vs singl
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3 years ago
Tom Key
I'm getting ready to wrap a 10' euro nymph blank and need some opinions on guides. I've seen that top name makers use snake guides or single foot. Mostly it appears to be a weight issue. If weight were not an issue what would you use snake or single foot. I have light wire snakes that I can substitute that are even lighter than the same size single foot guides. I will wrap with 100 silk th
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