Fly Rod Tip Top Size Chart

So a standard set up on a commercial 9 fly rod might look something like this.

Fly rod tip top size chart.

The hlt halide light top designates the style of top. But all those intermediate sizes. Alconite tip top ideal for fly game spinning rods. Tip top guides for fishing rods.

For most freshwater fishing rods a size 8 ring is common. And snake guides used by most rod makers we would have one or two ceramics followed by the appropriate number of snake guides. Choose the size closest or is slightly larger than your rod blank. There is more to a fishing rod tip top guide than you may think.

There are a two different numbers associated with sizing a tip top and generally these numbers are built right into the tip top s part number. 64th of an inch top chart 14 16 18 20 22 24 7 5 8 0 9 0 10 0 11 0 12 0. These sizes give the diameter of the guide ring in millimeters. Single foot fly rod guides are generally available in sizes 10 8 7 6 and 5 5.

Sizes most common rod blank tips from 3 64 to 28 64 tip top sizing pegs for 3 64 to 28 64 great for measuring spares and confirming tube sizes eliminate guesswork with the crb exclusive guide measuring area which allows builders to size spare or replacement guides in sizes 4mm to 30mm. The ring size of a tip top refers to the size of the ring that your fishing line passes through. How to measure a tip top guide on a fishing rod. 12 10 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 tip top top photo.

The first measurement in a tip top is the od of the ring eyelet in millimeters. Tube sizes are measured in 64ths of an inch. The 8 designates the outside diameter of the ceramic insert is 8mm and the 4 5 tells us the. Rod tip topsare identified by first the size of the ring and then secondly the tube in 64ths of an inch for example a tip top identified as an 8 6 0 has a ring size of 8 millimeters and a tube size of 6 64ths of an inch the tip top tube size measurement should match the rod blank tip size given by the manufacturer in their catalogs.

Fuji blfat micro tip top. A tube size of 5 0 equals 5 64 of an inch inside diameter. The tube size is the inside diameter of the tube that accepts your rod blanks. Fly top ring sizes large ring small ring tip top replacement to select the proper tip size for your rod lay your rod across the chart from the tip end of the rod.