One other point to consider between single foot and double foot guides is how much you stiffen (and hence - affect the action) of the blank. Single foot guide wraps tend to cover less of the blank than double foot. Wrapping with thread and gluing stiffens the blank more at that location so wrapping a greater amount of the blank with double foot guides will have more of an affect than single foot. How much is determined by the action of the blank, how far past the ends of the guide feet you wrap and how thick the thread and finish is. If you double wrap your guides (as on some saltwater ones) you obviously stiffen the blank even more. Just my two cents. Jim Collins
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rene Zillmann Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:48 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VFB] Rod Building Question List, thanks a lot to all who answered. DEAN added an interesting point to it in the chat-room (Yes, we had a very nice session yesterday: Byard, Dean, DonO and Buggs <G> dropped by and said hello. Don, your Billfish is amaizing. I have it now as background on my PC). Oh yes, DEAN added a point to the rod-guide topic. On heavier rods the weight advantage on the single-food rings is not so big as on the lighter ones. Food for thoughts Rene
