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Old 02-07-2010, 07:52 PM   #1
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Question What would adding an extra guide do to my rod?

My rod is 230cm (about 7.5 ft) long. It currently has 8 guides and someone told me I should add a ninth, why would I do that, and what would it change? I'm new to fishing, and any help is much appreciated.
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Old 02-08-2010, 01:07 PM   #2
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My rod is 230cm (about 7.5 ft) long. It currently has 8 guides and someone told me I should add a ninth, why would I do that, and what would it change? I'm new to fishing, and any help is much appreciated.
-Kiko.
I can't imagine any scenario where one would want to add a guide to a finished rod with the guides already spaced for 8. If you add a ninth you'd almost certainly want to strip off the existing guides and re-space the rod the for nine.

Unless this someone believes the stripper guide is too far from the reel. In that case the guide might be moved, but I still don't get the idea of adding a guide. Maybe someone knows better though.

Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn.
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Not enough detail for an intelligent answer.

A 7.5 foot rod with 8 guides...that sounds like plenty .

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