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Billy 40 · 10-07-2003, 06:11 AM

Russ - that's a spinning set-up. ONLY for Braid, if I left that out, I shouldn't have. Mono will NOT work like this. With Braid, tehre will be NO line slap at all.

I test casted an Arra 1204 with a VS250 and 65# Whiplash, and teh line went right through the stripper with no slap. The NAutil 7500 (I think) and 65# Whip on an Arra 1321 had no slap, and went through the guide even smoother.

All I can say is don't believe what I posted, try it for yourself on your next rod. All it will cost you is a few extra bucks in guides, and maybe an hour or 2 of your time.

The whole purpose of using all 10's or 12's is that the line is "tamed"/under control after the stripper guide, so there is no reason to use larger guides, unless you want to make the rod heavier than it is. Again, assume I'm lying, and try it out and see for yourself how the line looks when going through these running guides.

The worst thing that can happen if you try this out is you don't like it, think I'm crazy, and make the rod teh way you normally do.

10-07-2003, 06:11 AM	#10
Billy 40 Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 169	Russ - that's a spinning set-up. ONLY for Braid, if I left that out, I shouldn't have. Mono will NOT work like this. With Braid, tehre will be NO line slap at all. I test casted an Arra 1204 with a VS250 and 65# Whiplash, and teh line went right through the stripper with no slap. The NAutil 7500 (I think) and 65# Whip on an Arra 1321 had no slap, and went through the guide even smoother. All I can say is don't believe what I posted, try it for yourself on your next rod. All it will cost you is a few extra bucks in guides, and maybe an hour or 2 of your time. The whole purpose of using all 10's or 12's is that the line is "tamed"/under control after the stripper guide, so there is no reason to use larger guides, unless you want to make the rod heavier than it is. Again, assume I'm lying, and try it out and see for yourself how the line looks when going through these running guides. The worst thing that can happen if you try this out is you don't like it, think I'm crazy, and make the rod teh way you normally do.