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02-15-2014, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cape Cod
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Guide placement help
Getting ready to build a couple of 7' schoolie rods with the grndkids and having trouble with the guide spacing,,, (translated: haven't a clue what I'm doing LOL)
Brought a small penn battle into the great guys at CMS alonG with the blank, they set me up with 6 guides and a tip,,, plus the dims for placement. Following their layout specs and placing the seat 9" up from the butt end (the 9 was my bright idea) I'm left with 26" from the spool to first guide,,, 36mm OD,,,,
This seems like too long a distance, but like I said, I don't have a clue!!!
Should I move the seat up? Space the guides out a bit? Add a guide? Sub it out? 
Any help would be appreciated, I hate snow |
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02-16-2014, 06:59 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: North Branford,Ct.
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Here's my 7' schoolie rod dimentions: #18mm reel seat 7.5" butt to reelseat , 3000 abu spin reel spool fully extended 22" from stripper guide, folllowing guides from stripper guide: 15", 12" 9", 7.25" & (6" with tip installed). All single foot guides sizes: 30, 16, 12,10, 8. Hope this aids as guide for your rod. Have fun w/the Gkids.
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Billy D.
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02-16-2014, 10:08 AM
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Thanks Billy
I'll have a look at that setup
Fun for sure  |
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02-16-2014, 05:54 PM
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Thought I'd try a little rod set up in my cad program,,, interesting but not a heck of a lot of help.
Drew a cone from spool to tip top and placed the guides I have using the ID.... sounded good in theory but stops there LOL
I set the rod up complete with reel and guides and ran a line down through on the wrapper,, by eye looks to be a very effective way to fly,,,
Check out the PDF,,, LOL,, IF anyone's interested,, dah 
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/erroc6j06we0vs2/T8sMzkaO0q |
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02-16-2014, 07:28 PM
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Gup, you can also add a 20 between the 30 & 16 if you have a soft tip which will add an extra guide toward tip.
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Billy D.
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02-16-2014, 08:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pbadad
Gup, you can also add a 20 between the 30 & 16 if you have a soft tip which will add an extra guide toward tip.
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Yes, I'll take a look at that also, beginning to get a handle on this, would be nice if reel manuf. and guide people made CAD available,,, or at least measurements
Beers are on me |
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02-16-2014, 09:32 PM
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Worse comes to worst go to a shop and find a similar rod and measure the guide spacing to use a startin point.You want to chuckle go to a high end rod shop that has stock rods and then someplace that has all levels and see how mNY RODS HAVE ALMOST THE SAME SPACINGS ON THem. You'll laugh.
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02-19-2014, 06:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stripermaineiac
Worse comes to worst go to a shop and find a similar rod and measure the guide spacing to use a startin point.You want to chuckle go to a high end rod shop that has stock rods and then someplace that has all levels and see how mNY RODS HAVE ALMOST THE SAME SPACINGS ON THem. You'll laugh.
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I did, your right, cookie punch,,, 
I'm all set now, put my best men on it".,,,,,,, |
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