Super Surf guides?

[pbadad]

Finally getting around to wrapping the GSB1201L rod. I test casted 30lb braid(Stren) with this set up: 40, 25, 16, 10, 10, 10, 10 10 & 12tip. It seemed great. using a VS 150 with the stripper 28.5" from the spool face. My concern is that if Fireline is used on this set up should I drop 2- 10's for 12's being that the Fireline is much stiffer and there may be a possibilty of line bunching?

[numbskull]

I don't think so. Fireline seems to pile up and guide wrap less than braid exactly because it is thicker and less flexible (though it gets much softer with use). I use 10's on a 120mh with 30 lb fire line without an issue.

[SeaWolf]

by the time the line gets to your first choke guide (10) it'll already be choked down. the rest of the runners are just that. there really is not any reason to increase to 12s unless you are passing a knot thru all the guides, in which case you may want to use all 12s as runners and then you should increase your tip to a 16 to pass it out the tip from the runners better. play with the location of the first 3 guides as that will take care of any line bunching.