Fly Rod Tip Top Size Chart

For most freshwater fishing rods a size 8 ring is common.

Fly rod tip top size chart. The 8 designates the outside diameter of the ceramic insert is 8mm and the 4 5 tells us the. These sizes give the diameter of the guide ring in millimeters. 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.

There is more to a fishing rod tip top guide than you may think. The tube size is the inside diameter of the tube that accepts your rod blanks. 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 tube dimension are measured in 64ths of an inch. The internal ring dimension for the standard fly tip top is approximately 6mm and for a large loop saltwater tip top the measurement is. 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.

Sizes range from 3 5 to 6 0. Fly rod tip tops have two dimensions the internal tube size which fits over your blank and the tip ring size. Tip top guides for fishing rods. 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.