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Epic fly rods guide spacing.
The following chart gives possible guide spacing and guide sizes for a variety of popular fly rods.
Rod building spacing charts manuals.
30 guide set up for 6 6 freshwater spinning rod.
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Guides are usually tapered from the size opening of the stripping guide down.
The balance of the guides are running guides snake guides or pacific bay single foot guides of the builder s choice.
Using the guide spacing provided ensures that your rod performs just like one of the fly rods that are hand built on bainbridge island.
If you have different ideas great go for it.
In this area you will find all the spacing charts to properly align your guides reel seats and winding checks on your custom fishing rod.
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This is often mistakenly referred to a splining which is incorrect the correct term is spining i e to find the spine.
Our r d department suggests that you keep the guide placement within a inch of the measurement that we provide in order to be consistent with the design and feel of factory assembled sage rods.
These are suggested spacings based on what we believe works well on our blanks.
This chart should help you determine the num ber and sizes of guides needed for your fly rod.
Each epic studio built fly rod is custom crafted specifically for you from start to finish here in our studio workshop no detail is overlooked.
Fly 4 guide spacing chart 9 15 22 5 31 5 42 5 7 8 10 16 20 size.
Our recommended guide sizes may seem small.
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Guides that are too heavy.
We aim to make any concerns a thing of the past.
Sizes are given for tip rings stripping guides wire guides and single foot fly guides.
On longer fly rods 8 1 2 and longer 2 stripping guides are usually used whereas only one stripping guide is usually used on shorter rods.
Rod blank with a china marker so they can be easily removed.
From my experience larger or oversize guides do not make the line shoot farther or easier.
Guide spacing for epic blanks can be found on our fly rod guide spacing page.
The guides should be of a light wire design except for the 8 3 6 and the 8 1 2 7 which can be regular size wire.
In fact i believe bigger guides allow the line to slap around the rod more resulting in less distance.
In this easy to understand format rod builders of any skill level can reference the page for assistance in placing the guides on any rod.
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