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| fishhead0429 |
building a mack stickim building a 8 foot gator 596. im putting a 406 on it and i want to know what size guides i should use. thanks |
| kingling |
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| debigone23 |
lets just say...go to www.mudhole.com ..then find ur way around there till u find the guid spacing chart...or just call ernie! |
| nb&twil |
for a 406 i would go with a 60 or 50 starting off. then just choke it down from there. maybe something like 60, 40, 30, 22, 14 (depending on brand, sizes might have to vary a little) |
| capndan |
those 596 are nice mack rods |
| DukeDevil91 |
I'd put 5 guides + the tip.
Have your a rod building pro suggest guide size. |
| Bent Rod |
Look at the Pacific Bay wire guides model XBSG Boat Guides.
Start with size 16, 25, 40, 60 & 70. The spacing should be, starting from the tip in inches, 7, 8, 10, 12 & 14. After measuring that out measure from the tip to the front real seat and divide that by 2/3. Your last guide (size 70) should be with 1 inch of that measurement. |
| fishhead0429 |
thanks |