basscatcher8 Posted January 13, 2016 Posted January 13, 2016 On 1/9/2016 at 11:21 PM, pgersumky said: here's the best picture of the transition guides , just remember that this is on a 9 ft. rod , so the transition is pretty slow though the picture doesn't make it appear so !!! Definitely meant as a compliment and not me trying to take your idea but I've been working on guide placement on a 6' 9" spinnerbait rod for awhile using microguides and I was considering spiral wrapping cause I was having a hard time getting the train right to where I wasn't having the line touch the blank under load. But after seeing your work there I'm seriously thinking about going home and starting over again and doing the spiral. I bought the micro set though that had a 8 then 2 6's and then 8 4's. I'm thinking I can use the 8 and both 6's for the transition and the 4's all the way under the blank. Quote
Super User Big Bait Fishing Posted January 17, 2016 Super User Posted January 17, 2016 On 1/13/2016 at 1:19 PM, basscatcher8 said: Definitely meant as a compliment and not me trying to take your idea but I've been working on guide placement on a 6' 9" spinnerbait rod for awhile using microguides and I was considering spiral wrapping cause I was having a hard time getting the train right to where I wasn't having the line touch the blank under load. But after seeing your work there I'm seriously thinking about going home and starting over again and doing the spiral. I bought the micro set though that had a 8 then 2 6's and then 8 4's. I'm thinking I can use the 8 and both 6's for the transition and the 4's all the way under the blank. i would pick up another size 6 guide and have another transition guide . so the 8 as the stripper , three 6's for the transition , 4's out to the tip top . 1 Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 There's no need for all the different sizes unless you find the progression aesthetically pleasing. On a typical bass Rod you technically don't need anything bigger than the level wind line guide. Generally I use a double foot 6 right into the running guides. 3 Quote
basscatcher8 Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 On 1/17/2016 at 7:51 PM, pgersumky said: i would pick up another size 6 guide and have another transition guide . so the 8 as the stripper , three 6's for the transition , 4's out to the tip top . I was going to go ahead and add the 6 but went out and test casted a few times to see how it was doing and it was working really well so I decided to give it a shot. I know i'll end up building another one of these because I've learned so much from doing this first one. Quote
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