American TackleSKU: 64HLCC8

AMERICAN TACKLE - HARD 3FT ROD GUIDE CHROME CASTING 64HLCC FISHING ROD GUIDE

$1.10 USD
Size: #8mm
AMERICAN TACKLE - HARD 3FT ROD GUIDE CHROME CASTING 64HLCC FISHING ROD GUIDE
$1.10 USD
Size: #8mm
Item code: 64HLCC8

American Tackle Hard 3FT Rod Guide Chrome Casting 64HLCC

A rod-building component, not a finished rod: a single American Tackle 64HLCC guide in chrome, sold singly in eight ring sizes from 8 mm to 40 mm. The "3FT" is a three-foot frame — three legs bonded to the blank instead of two, so the load of a hard cast spreads over more graphite and the frame resists the sideways twist that flattens a two-leg guide. This is the chrome member of a pair: the black 64HLC is the same three-leg frame in a dark finish. Choose between them on the hardware you are matching and the sizes you need — the two ladders are not identical.

Key Features

  • Three-foot (three-leg) frame for load spread and lateral stability
  • Bright chrome finish, to match chrome reel seats, winding checks and butt caps
  • Eight ring sizes: 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 30 and 40 mm, sold singly
  • Model 64HLCC, SKUs coded by ring size

Chrome 64HLCC Or Black 64HLC

  • Finish — Chrome reads bright against pale and natural-finish blanks and matches polished hardware; the black 64HLC disappears into dark blanks and matte builds. On a rod where every fitting is one colour, that decides it.
  • Sizes — Chrome runs 8 mm to 40 mm; black runs 6 mm to 30 mm. A 6 mm tip-end running guide is a black-only size, while 20 mm and 40 mm are chrome-only.
  • Care — Both are plated. Rinse the guide train in fresh water after every salt session and dry it before storage.

How To Build With It

  • Casting trains — A level-wind spool pays line off in a near-straight path, so start at 16 or 12 mm, then run 10 and 8 mm over most of the blank.
  • Using the big sizes — The 25, 30 and 40 mm rings are spinning stripper territory, where the cone off a fixed spool must be gathered. The same three-leg frame covers both jobs.
  • Guide count and spacing — Roughly one guide per foot of blank plus one, then static test: hang a weight from the tip and slide the taped guides until the line follows the curve with no flat spot.
  • Wrapping three feet — File each foot ramp so thread climbs without a step, wrap all three legs, and finish in two thin epoxy coats rather than one thick one.

Specifications

Ring Size SKU Typical Position
8 mm 64HLCC8 Running guide
10 mm 64HLCC10 Running guide
12 mm 64HLCC12 Running guide
16 mm 64HLCC16 Mid guide
20 mm 64HLCC20 Reduction guide
25 mm 64HLCC25 Stripper guide
30 mm 64HLCC30 Stripper guide
40 mm 64HLCC40 Stripper guide

Recommended Pairing

  • Casting and overhead builds — start at 16 or 12 mm, step down through 10 and 8 mm
  • Medium to heavy spinning blanks — a 40, 30 or 25 mm stripper with 3000–8000 reels
  • Size A or D thread and two-part epoxy; match the tip top to the last running guide