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    When ordering guides for rodbuilding projects, how do you know what size to order?

    Example, I'm getting ready to order some snake guides for a bamboo refinishing project. The spacing chart for this rod suggests guide sizes ranging from 2/0 thru 2. OK, I can order them but what if I didn't have a spacing chart? I'm curious as to what size these snake guides are? Also I've seen stripping guides sized #8, #10 or #12 but again, I don't have an idea what they actually size to.

    Is there any online chart available that shows what size these guides are in the different size ranges? Or, a chart that lists guide height or length or something like that?

    I'm probably not asking this very clearly.
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    Scondolf,
    there is a program at http://www.rodbuildingforum.com/index.php?showforum=9
    in the guide spacing forum, thread 55 references a boo program, and 69 a graphite program.

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    Here's a picture of a big guide and you can use him in SW Wisconsin or if you want to fish the Eastern part of the state this guide does good work:http://www.tightlinesflyshop.com/?cat=18

    Sorry, couldn't help myself, I'm in a weird mood today.
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    Thanks Clay - he probably only guides for SMALLmouth and LARGEmouth bass right?

    No-Tye - The programs you referenced will be VERY helpful. However I'm still looking for a way to determine what size a guide is. Example, I have some leftover guides laying around loose and in different sizes. How do I determine what size they are? I'm hoping there's a chart available somewhere.

    I suppose I could order some guides in different sizes (they're not too expensive) and just keep them as reference but I was hoping there was another way.
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    Comparing them to a known size is the best way but here's a guide I've used to sort out unknown sizes. Don't remember where I got it, but it seems close.

    size - height - diameter
    2/0 - 0.235 - 0.157
    1/0 - 0.265 - 0.180
    1 - 0.292 - 0.199
    2 - 0.325 - 0.221
    3 - 0.370 - 0.239
    4 - 0.420 - 0.276
    5 - 0.452 - 0.315
    6 - 0.475 - 0.354
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    Clay, I just about fell off my chair laughing when I seen that.

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