Guide train light saltwater spinnign rod

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Re: Guide train light saltwater spinnign rod

Posted by: Norman Miller (---.lightspeed.jcsnms.sbcglobal.net)

Date: January 29, 2016 01:07PM

With minima 4 guides I prefer the M guides followed by F guides as runners. The M's give you a higher frame than the SV's. Have not tried the minima4 ZV frames yet but they also have a high frame. I recently built a 7'6" ML for the same purposes as you described for speckled trout and reds. I set it up as follows: 20M, 10M, 6M, followed by (7) 4F's and matching tip top. Guide placement was similar to the fuji KR system. Using a stradic 2500 loaded with 15 lb braid and a floro leader (FG knot) this setup throws 1/4 - 3/4 oz jigs and lures extremely well. If you are going to use mono might move to 25M, 12M, 7M followed by 5F or 6F as runners (6 or 7 depending on static testing).
Norm

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