Wick, I noticed a sharp angle from the reel at the outside of its rotation to the stripper on the Wally rod. Makes me feel like the eye of the guide isn’t tall enough to get in line with the reel. I haven’t noticed any whipping sound when I cast so I’m not inclined to think I’m suffering line slap. I haven’t measured the guide placement so I can’t answer that yet.
Ray, I haven’t found a production rod that followed the spine yet, but I’m always interested in seeing something new. I’ve owned a couple that were way off. Come to think of it, I’m going to go and check to see just what I have.
Just checked and the spine on the 6’ Wally rod is off at least 90*. The stripper guide on the lightning rod is at 21” and the stripper if 3/4”. The Wally its at 18” and the guide is 1/2”, dime size. The action is stated as medium lite but really appeals to me. Thought went thru my mind to take everything off of it and start over.
Last edited by skeetbum; 02-05-2020 at 08:25 PM.
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