Ah yes single foot guides--not many build that way. Fishbum talked me into building my 9 ft 8 weight fly rod with them and the action is great. Its for steelhead and bass but the 12 pound carp I caught in the fall was a thrill. Dont tell anyone but I sometimes use a 8 foot spinning rod ,built on a fly rod blank with 2 pound line. BILL FITZ