thanks guys
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Hi all, I'm building my first 7/8wt spey rods. 500 to 650 grain heads for westcoast steelhead. Is threadsize A sufficient for the guide wraps? do I need to underwrap or overwrap? When would I need to stepup to size D thread? What about a 12wt single hand fly rod for tarpon? The larger size rods are new to me and I'm looking for advice on what I need to do differently for heavier
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Spencer Phipps Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd size my guides to the line used, larger diameter, shorter belly lines would require bigger > guides, smaller diameter long belly lines may work fine with the 3s. Your probably not sure right > now, so I'd go with the 4s, with the REC guides you'd never notice the difference between the > sizes whi
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roger wilson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sean, > Any reason to use Rec guides as opposed to simple > stainless snake guides? Hi Roger, I haven't been impressed with the quality of the standard stainless guides I've bought in the past. feet are gnarly, twisted, etc. I've seen the REC and they look good. That's my only reason. My friend h
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Thanks everyone. I'm in Calgary so it's a challenge to size up before I buy online. I've looked at factory Sage ones and the guides have looked small, but asthetics are all I have to go on. And Rec guides aren't cheap The guides I can get here aren't great but I'll use them as a reference to see which guide size i prefer Thanks
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I had a new eternity2 5wt fly rod snap when joining the sections together before I even built it. it snapped in the middle 4.5' down a 9' blank, but I was shocked as it broke with miniscule force just inserting sections together. It was a defective blank as I had also shipped an 8wt with it, and that showed no signs of damage in transit. Batson were very good at getting me a replacement,
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hi, I'm building a Sage one 13'6" 7wt spey rod the guide recommendations are as follows.(see below) The top 6 guides seem small to me (size 3) I was going to upsize them to size 4, but a friend informed me that sage deliberately undersize the guides to make the line track truer to the blank. Has anyone built a sage spey using their guide size recommendations? What were your
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My friend is epoxying his 8' 6" 5wt tonight. PM me if you don't hear back with a review in about a weeks
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