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<blockquote data-quote="3Roosters" data-source="post: 87231" data-attributes="member: 1351">One thing that hasn't been brought up..yet.. is what to look for in a rod. I took this rod building class in the dead of the winter and besides learning of lots interesting stuff, I also built myself a nice rod.&nbsp; One of the main points made by this instructor...is that many rods are not spined correctly so make sure you spine check rods as you are checking them out at Scheels or whatever. Google how to check the spine if you are unsure.&nbsp;Another item our instructor told us to look for when rod selecting..is..look at the number of guides on the rod... his recommendation is that the number of guides should be...take the length of the rod..say 6'6..and add the number one and that should be how many guides should be on the rod....6.6 plus one = 7.6 guides..and round up..so that 6'6 rod should have 8 guides on it..not counting the tip top.&nbsp;Seemed to make sense to me..so.I now make it habit of checking out the rod sections when I visit a store..hey..beats wandering around aimlessly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="3Roosters, post: 87231, member: 1351"] One thing that hasn't been brought up..yet.. is what to look for in a rod. I took this rod building class in the dead of the winter and besides learning of lots interesting stuff, I also built myself a nice rod. One of the main points made by this instructor...is that many rods are not spined correctly so make sure you spine check rods as you are checking them out at Scheels or whatever. Google how to check the spine if you are unsure. Another item our instructor told us to look for when rod selecting..is..look at the number of guides on the rod... his recommendation is that the number of guides should be...take the length of the rod..say 6'6..and add the number one and that should be how many guides should be on the rod....6.6 plus one = 7.6 guides..and round up..so that 6'6 rod should have 8 guides on it..not counting the tip top. Seemed to make sense to me..so.I now make it habit of checking out the rod sections when I visit a store..hey..beats wandering around aimlessly. [/QUOTE]

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