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Sweetwater · 04-18-2004, 06:11 PM

You need to make sure that the first guide doesn't choke the line coming through. Whether you need a 50 or a 40 depends completely on the size of the spool and the distance of the reel spool from the first guide.

Make a few casts with just an oz or two of weight and watch the line going through the guide, if it's hitting the sides (and you might even hear it), re-tie a 50.

04-18-2004, 06:11 PM	#4
Sweetwater Ruled only by the tide iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Truro Posts: 801	guides for braid You need to make sure that the first guide doesn't choke the line coming through. Whether you need a 50 or a 40 depends completely on the size of the spool and the distance of the reel spool from the first guide. Make a few casts with just an oz or two of weight and watch the line going through the guide, if it's hitting the sides (and you might even hear it), re-tie a 50.
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