01-02-2003, 11:33 PM
ron ,try http://thestealheadsite.com , go to the " rigging " forum . you can find out a lot from there posts there about rod building . but i think you might be overcasting if i understand your post right .
i'm no pro , just starting to learn this stuff myself so i can start building my own . first thing i learned is that you have to have your line follow the bend of the rod smoothley - no sharp bends !
the guides ( eyelets ) are done by first figuring out the distance your reel needs to let the line flow off the spool smothely without over spooling or under restriction . to close it slows the line down off the reel , to far it slows the line down on the first guide , thats where you put your first guide on your pole
you run your line thru that guide to the tip . pull down on the line and the rod will bend , figure out the middle of the arch ( not the middle of your rod or " blank " as they call them )of the bend and put on the middle (second) guide . you keep repeating this procedure ( working from the middle of the bend out to both ends of the first guide and the tip guide )untill your line follows the rod without having any sharp bends in the line ( sometimes you have to re-adjust some of the guides so use some strong tape or string until you get the right placement before making them permanate ). if you look at some "top of the line rods" you will notice a lot more guides on the tip end ( bends more there )and less at it's bottom half ( stiffer bend ). my ( used) custom built 10'6'noodle has fourteen guides plus the tip . i thought that that was too many and would slow the line down , but it casts like a dream ! if i can find any sites that have more info i'll let you know , davetclown might know some , that guy can find anything !
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i'm no pro , just starting to learn this stuff myself so i can start building my own . first thing i learned is that you have to have your line follow the bend of the rod smoothley - no sharp bends !
the guides ( eyelets ) are done by first figuring out the distance your reel needs to let the line flow off the spool smothely without over spooling or under restriction . to close it slows the line down off the reel , to far it slows the line down on the first guide , thats where you put your first guide on your pole
you run your line thru that guide to the tip . pull down on the line and the rod will bend , figure out the middle of the arch ( not the middle of your rod or " blank " as they call them )of the bend and put on the middle (second) guide . you keep repeating this procedure ( working from the middle of the bend out to both ends of the first guide and the tip guide )untill your line follows the rod without having any sharp bends in the line ( sometimes you have to re-adjust some of the guides so use some strong tape or string until you get the right placement before making them permanate ). if you look at some "top of the line rods" you will notice a lot more guides on the tip end ( bends more there )and less at it's bottom half ( stiffer bend ). my ( used) custom built 10'6'noodle has fourteen guides plus the tip . i thought that that was too many and would slow the line down , but it casts like a dream ! if i can find any sites that have more info i'll let you know , davetclown might know some , that guy can find anything !
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