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numbskull · 01-26-2009, 07:26 PM

There was a lot about this both here and over on SOL rod forum earlier this winter. Back Beach did some testing of guide systems on 10 ft blanks as well. PM him. I think you'd be happy going 40-25-16-10-10-10-10, or 30-20-12-8-8-8-8-.....unless you plan to use mono. With braid the trick is to get it under control quickly to avoid guide wraps....smaller guides further away are the trick. The rod may not cast further, but it will feel lighter and reduce guide wraps.

01-26-2009, 07:26 PM	#2
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	There was a lot about this both here and over on SOL rod forum earlier this winter. Back Beach did some testing of guide systems on 10 ft blanks as well. PM him. I think you'd be happy going 40-25-16-10-10-10-10, or 30-20-12-8-8-8-8-.....unless you plan to use mono. With braid the trick is to get it under control quickly to avoid guide wraps....smaller guides further away are the trick. The rod may not cast further, but it will feel lighter and reduce guide wraps.