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snake slinger · 01-27-2007, 06:56 PM

iam building a 9'6"foot 1 piece spinning rod with 6 guides and tip iam useing bsvlg hardloys 16-16-20-30-40-50 the 50 is 34 inches from the face of the reel.i have them spaced from the tip at 6.5-7.5-8.5-9.5-10.5-11.5 does this sound ok?i taped on the guides and flexed it and there were no sharp bends.this is my first rod so any advice would be great.

01-27-2007, 06:56 PM	#1
snake slinger end of the fence guy Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: tiverton ri Posts: 749	9'6"rod guide help iam building a 9'6"foot 1 piece spinning rod with 6 guides and tip iam useing bsvlg hardloys 16-16-20-30-40-50 the 50 is 34 inches from the face of the reel.i have them spaced from the tip at 6.5-7.5-8.5-9.5-10.5-11.5 does this sound ok?i taped on the guides and flexed it and there were no sharp bends.this is my first rod so any advice would be great.