re: The Fly Fishing Thread: Questions, pics, discussion all here

What do you guys know about the older pathfinder tunnels? Finding them for in my relative price range.

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Great pics. Im interviewing at a few places now and one of them is in Sarasota. Would have to learn about all this redfishing and poling on the flats if that move happens

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Let me know if you end up in FL. I'll help ya out with the reds.

Isn't that on SC too?

Yeah that's the one I had seen

question for the rod builders on here: I'm in the early stages of planning my second build which will be a 9' 6 wt. I've been researching guide sizing and seem to be getting mixed info. I'll be using snake guides and keeping them all to one size. What I can't figure out is what size to make them. Everything I read says to just make them all the smallest size, but I've seen everything from 3 to 1/0 for smallest size on a 6 wt. Anybody have any thoughts?

I really can't remember off the top of my head which size is which on snake guides. I would suggest NOT using the same size though. I'd step them down.

also, look at putting single foot ceramic guides on your rod. They don't add extra weight but they make a huge difference in that they are much slicker than snake guides.
I have a 6 weight with Fuji SiC and titanium frames.
That rod is a rocketship.

If you look at the 2nd picture that the author is using to make his argument you see that the line has a sharper angle when using the same size guides. That sharp angle will hurt your shooting ability for friction.

I really don't agree with his assessment of the line going through in the 1st picture. I think it makes it through in more of a straight line which would aid in shooting the line through the guides.


And if you can get past the unconventional look of ceramic guides you will be amazed by the performance.

Make sure they're single foot other than the stripping guides.

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Is money actually saved in rod building when building the first rod or two?

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Almost never.