Rene, I have a 9' 6 wt Ogden Smith Parabolic. It has guides very closely spaced, 8-10 inches apart. It's still a very limber rod. I think the stiffness of a rod is going to be the same with two guides or ten.
JIMMY D Allan Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>Rene, > >I am NOT an expert rod-builder, but I'll give my 2-pfennig's worth. > >> Is there a dependency between the positioning and the number of >>guides to the stiffness of the finished rod? Or depends the >>stiffness of the rod from the blank only? > >In my humble opinion, it's MAINLY dependent on the blank. However, >if you make your guide wraps extra-long, or maybe even double-wrap >each guide (wrap the area where your are going to mount the guide, >and then over-wrap with another color thread for a decorative wrap), >make extra-long reinforcement wraps at the joints, etc., you might be >able to increase the stiffness slightly, but not much. > >>I can imagine that the distance between the guides would modify the >>finished rod's action a bit. > >Again, it will, but not as much as you might expect. > >Simplest method of all: Buy the stiffest blank you can find! > >>BTW: The Rhines level is rising slowly. Hope I can return to fishing >>the Rhine in some weeks! > >And if you do, send us some reports. > >Allan >-- > >Allan Fish >Greenwood, IN >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455
