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guide selection
Posted by: Phil Ewanicki (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: January 25, 2018 04:34PM

What size micro guides should be used to rebuild a Great Lakes Whirlaway spinning rod/reel?

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Re: guide selection
Posted by: Matthew Pitrowski (---.lightspeed.milwwi.sbcglobal.net)
Date: January 25, 2018 07:31PM

the same size as the original guides I believe they were made with 7 or 8 dbl foot chrome guides so to keep it close to original as you can this is what I would do

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Re: guide selection
Posted by: Phil Ewanicki (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: January 27, 2018 01:31PM

I thought micro guides were better?

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