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Here are some guide spacing suggestions for the most popular rod lengths and types.
These can be altered to conform to your particular requirements.
All measurements are in inches measured from tip to butt.
GUIDE SPACING CHARTS
Spinning Rods
Length #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7
4-1/2' 4-1/2 10-1/2 19 28
5' 4 9-1/2 17 26 36-1/2
5-1/2' 4 9 15 22 30-1/4 40-1/2
6' 3-1/2 8-3/4 15-3/4 22-1/2 32-1/8 43-5/8
6-1/2' 5 11-1/8 17-1/4 24-1/8 31-1/2 49-1/4
7' 5 11-1/4 19-1/2 29 40-1/4 53-3/4
7-1/2' 5 12 19 28 39-1/2 54
8' 5 11-1/2 19 27-1/2 37 47-1/4 57-3/4
8-1/2' 5 11 18 26 36 46 60
9' 5 11-1/4 19-1/4 28-3/4 39 50-1/2 66-1/2
Casting/Conventional
Length #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12
6' 3-1/2 7-1/2 12 17 22-1/2 28-1/2 35
6-1/2' 3 6 9-1/2 13-1/2 18-1/4 24 30-1/2 38
7' 4 10 17-1/4 25 34-1/8 43-1/2 53-3/4
7-1/2' 3-5/8 8 13-7/8 20-1/4 27-1/4 35-1/8 45-1/8 56
7-3/4' 4 8-1/2 14-1/4 21 28-3/4 37-1/2 46-5/8 56-7/8
8' 4-1/2 9-5/8 16 23-1/8 30-5/8 38-5/8 48 58-7/8
8-1/4' 4 9-1/2 15-1/2 22-3/8 30-1/2 39-1/4 49 61-1/2
8-1/3' 3 6-3/8 10-1/8 15-1/2 22 29 37-1/2 48 61-1/4
8-1/2' 4 9-1/2 15-5/8 22-1/4 29-3/8 36-7/8 44-7/8 53-7/8 63-3/4
9' 4-1/2 9 14-1/2 20-1/2 27-1/2 35 45 55 65
9-1/2' 5 11-1/4 18-1/8 26 34-1/8 43-1/8 52-1/2 63-3/8 75-1/4
10' 4 9-1/2 17 25 33-3/8 42-1/2 52 62 73 85-1/2
10-1/2' 5 10 16 22 9 36 43 51 59 67 78 90
Fly Rods
Length #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13
7' 4-5/8" 10-3/4 17-7/8 25-5/8 34-1/8 43-1/4 54-3/8
7-1/2' 4" 9-1/2 15-3/4 23-1/4 31-3/4 41-1/8 51-3/8 62-7/8
8' 4" 9-3/4 16 22-7/8 30-1/2 38-3/8 46-3/4 55-7/8 65
8-1/2' 4" 9-1/2 16-1/4 23-3/4 31-3/4 40-3/8 49-3/8 59-1/2 70-3/4
9' 4" 9 15 22 29-5/8 37-5/8 46-1/4 55-1/8 65 76
9-1/2' 4" 8-7/8 14-1/2 21-1/8 29-1/8 37-1/2 47 56-7/8 68 80
10' 4-1/8" 9-1/4 14-1/2 20-3/4 27-1/2 34-1/2 42-1/4 50-1/4 56-3/4 68-1/4 77-1/2 88
10-1/2' 4-5/8" 10-3/8 16-1/4 22-5/8 29-3/8 36-3/8 43-3/4 51-5/8 59-7/8 69 78-1/4 88-1/4 98-5/8
ROD BUILDING • GUIDE SPACING CHARTS