Taoski
You are correct about the rest of the guides. Small is good once you get past the first stripping (butt) guide.
A large butt guide is need to funnel the line into the smaller snake (or single foot} guides.
That's what the question and JackS and my answers were about.
(I would still put "big game" guides and tiptop on an 8wt though)
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I never lost a little fish
yes, I'm free to say
It always was the biggest fish
I caught that got away
...Eugene Field
[This message has been edited by dudley (edited 15 February 2006).]
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
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