tabasco_joe
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I am just about finished building my first rod, an 8' graphite 4 weight. I have two questions:
1. Can general purpose thermal glue from a common glue gun be used for tips? Has anyone used the Flexcoat thermal tip glue in a glue gun? I prefer to control the temperatures and don't like the open flame approach. (I work in my wood shop so an open flame is not something I like to take a chance with.)
2. With this rod it was recommended to use 3 #1 guides then 3 #2 guides from the top down. (Followed by large ones below.) It seems that line flow would be enhanced if I upsized some of the guides, maybe use a 3 then four 2s followed by 2 1s. Is it just a matter of weight or are there other reasons to specifically use so many 1s and 2s towards the top?
1. Can general purpose thermal glue from a common glue gun be used for tips? Has anyone used the Flexcoat thermal tip glue in a glue gun? I prefer to control the temperatures and don't like the open flame approach. (I work in my wood shop so an open flame is not something I like to take a chance with.)
2. With this rod it was recommended to use 3 #1 guides then 3 #2 guides from the top down. (Followed by large ones below.) It seems that line flow would be enhanced if I upsized some of the guides, maybe use a 3 then four 2s followed by 2 1s. Is it just a matter of weight or are there other reasons to specifically use so many 1s and 2s towards the top?