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Guide spacing in inches from tip for graphite  rods.

Steelhead Spinning Rod 1st 2nd 3rd  4th 5th 6th 7th
8' 3" 4 3/4 10 1/8 17 24 1/2  33 1/4  44 57
8' 6" 6 5/8 15 3/4 26 37 1/4 49 3/8 64 3/8
8' 6" 5 11 18 26 35 46 60
9' 4 3/4 11 1/8 19 26 39 1/2 52 1/8 68 1/4
10' 6 14 23 33 1/2 46 1/4  60 78

 

Steelhead casting  1st 2nd 3rd  4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
8' 3" 3 6  3/8 10 1/8 15 7/16 22 29 37 1/2 48 61
8' 6" 4 3/4 10 1/2 17 1/2 25 33 3/4 44 3/4 57    
8' 6" 4 8 1/2 13 1/2 19 25 32 40 49 1/2 60
8' 9" 5 10 1/2 16 1/2 23 1/2 31 1/2 40 1/2 50 1/2 61 1/2  
9' 4 3/8 9 1/2 14 5/16 21 28 7/8 38 5/8 50 7/8 66 7/8  
10' 5 11 1/2 19 9/16 29 40 52 1/2 66 80 1/2  

 

Fly rods 1st 2nd 3rd  4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
7' 4 5/8 10 1/4 16 1/2 23 3/8 30 1/2 37 1/2 45 1/4 55 1/2        
7' 6" 4 1/2 9 3/4 15 3/4 22 1/2 30 38 1/2 48 1/4 59        
8' 4 1/2 9 1/2 15 1/4 21 3/4 29 37 45 3/4  54 1/4 65 1/2      
8' 6" 4 9 15 22 30 39 49 60 71      
9' 4 1/2 9 1/2 15 1/4 21 3/4 29 36 1/2 44 3/4 54 64 1/2 76    
9' 6" 4 8 3/8 13 3/8 19 7/8 26 7/8 34 1/2 43 1/8 53 3/8 66 1/2 80 1/4    
10' 4 3/4 10 16 22 1/4 28 7/8 35 3/4 43 1/2 51 5/8 60 69 1/4 79 1/2 90 1/4
10' 6" 4 8 1/8 13 3/8 19 3/4 27 34 7/8 43 1/2 53 3/4 66 1/2 79 3/4 93 3/4  
11' 6" 5 10 1/4 17 1/2 25 1/4 33 1/4 41 3/4 51 61 75 90 106 1/2  

 

Noodle rods
11' 6" 6 1/4 14 23 1/4 32 1/2 43 1/2 55 1/2 68 1/2 81 3/4 96