Hi Everyone, I am thinking of putting some Hopkins & Holloway Diamond Like Carbide snake guides on my new 3 wt fly rod (Dan Craft Sig V 3wt). Has anyone used them before? If so, what are the reviews like? Any other brand of guides you could recommend? Thanks, Gavin
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Tony, thanks for clearing that up for me. From what you say it is not a dove grey but rather a darker richer colour (almost a very light black black) - it sounds quite appealing actually. From the reviews it seems that the first choice blank is the Sig V, so I am going to order it now from Dan and try it out - hopefully I wont be dissapointed. I am considering putting on either a REC PLRN c
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Tony, I couldn't agree more about the Tiger Eye blanks. The 8ft 3 wt is a beauty! Just looking for that extra 6" and that is the only reason I am looking for something else. It sounds, from all accounts, that the Sig V casts really well (and that aesthetics should not be the deciding factor). Spencer, when you say the Sig V's are the same "old gloss graphite grey". Were yo
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Hi Karry, I recently joined this forum and am looking for advice on my next 2wt or 3wt rod. I have been considering the Rainshadow IF863-4 and the Dan Craft Sig V in the same length and weight. However, I have been unable to find any CC Data on either of these rods and am thus left in a quadry about which to select. I like an 8'6 rod. Although I fish small streams they are not, by and large,
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Hi Eric, thanks for your input. It's a funny thing rod building - there are just so many blanks to choose from its hard not to end up confused when you start to analyse them individually. Have you, or anyone else out there, got any opinions on the Rainshadow RX7 863-4 for the type of fishing I described? I have heard that it too is a good blank. I know that more often than not you get what yo
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Thanks for everyone's responses. It seems, from all accounts, that the Sig V is really a great blank so I will probably give it a try. When I spoke to Dan about the kind of fishing I do he suggested the V 863-4. He said it has a really great feel when fishing in close and has a very similar feel to the SLT's. I am sure, based on that, that it must have an ERN of around 3, but it would be geat
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Thanks Spencer. I had a look briefly at the CCS data base - it seems you are dead on correct - the FTL 8' 3wt 5 piece has an ERN of 2.67 and AA of 62 and the 6 piece's ERN is 2.97 and AA is 65 (pretty much exactly what Tom suggested I needed). Is this quite similar to the Sage XP or Winston Biix? Unfortunately there is no (or I cannot see it if there is) info for the Dan Craft signature V 8'6
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Thanks very much for the detailed reply Tom. I started working through the CCS article on the left a day or two ago - it actaully makes a whole lot of "sense" once you know what to look for. I'll have a look at the data table and get the names of a few blanks. Thanks again.
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Hi everyone, I am new to this forum. As a fly fishing fanatic and rod builder I was greatly relieved when I found rodbuilding.org as there really seems to be a wealth of information on it. I look forward to interacting with other builders in this great pursuit of rod building. With the introductions out of the way - I am contemplating building a new 2 or 3 wt fly rod. The streams I fish ar
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