Thanks, Norman.
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Herb, I also have a 10 ft #8 Hardy Zenith Sintrix that has a #16 and a #12 stripping guides. But the rod I referenced above has a #20 and #16 stripping guides. This I really like. I was thinking I might use all ceramic guides on that 9 foot if I build it. Perhaps with the same size stripping guides as the Hardy with maybe all #6’s beyond that. Or maybe mostly 6’s with a few of the next sizes u
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Thanks, Mike. Do you have a link to info concerning static load tests? Seems a little technical … not familiar with it. Just started on this rod building journey. I have a ten foot fly rod started … basically followed the guide sizes from my 10 1/2 foot that I presently use for that one. I’ve had it for ages … it used to be an 11 footer but I fell and cracked about 5 or 6 inches off the tip s
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I perhaps opened a tiny can of worms on my last post about the “Choker” guide on a spinning rod :-) … but this question should be easier: I plan on building a nine foot, 4 piece, 8 weight fly rod. Haven’t bought the blank yet, but what size guides … snake eyes and stripping guides … would you suggest I purchase? Also, one more guide than the length ie 10 guides … or should I try a couple of ext
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I’ve been looking at the RodMaker magazine article: Spinning Rod - Guide Sizing and Placement. I don’t know if the information is still pertinent but it states that “the running guides which includes the “choker” guide should be identical in size and frame style”. Am I reading that correctly … the choker guide should be the same in all respects as the running guides? I would have thought it wou
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