American TackleSKU: 64DCRLC6

AMERICAN TACKLE - RING LOCK CASTING CHROME GUIDE 64DCRLC FISHING ROD GUIDE

$2.50 USD
Size: #6mm
AMERICAN TACKLE - RING LOCK CASTING CHROME GUIDE 64DCRLC FISHING ROD GUIDE
$2.50 USD
Size: #6mm
Item code: 64DCRLC6

American Tackle Ring Lock Casting Chrome Guide 64DCRLC

This is the chrome version of the 64 Ring Lock casting guide, and it carries the widest ring ladder on the casting side of the range: 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 20 mm, one size more than the black 64DBRLC. That extra 20 mm step is the reason to choose it: a 20 mm first guide gives a leader knot somewhere to go, so an FG or PR connection on a heavier casting or overhead build is not catching on every cast. Ring Lock is American Tackle's patented ring seat (US Patent D627,032), described by the maker as a pressure-fit ring in an enlarged glue reservoir with increased contact area around the ring.

Key Features

  • Six ring sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 20 mm — the full casting ladder
  • Dura ring in a bright chrome finish
  • Ring Lock pressure-fit ring seat with enlarged glue reservoir (US Patent D627,032)
  • 20 mm size suits heavier casting and overhead builds running leader knots
  • Model 64DCRLC, SKUs coded by ring size

How To Build With It

  • Sizing for a leader knot — Tie your actual FG or PR knot, then pull it through a 20 mm and a 16 mm ring by hand. Whichever passes without a click is the stripper size for that rod, not the one on paper.
  • Two-stage reduction — On heavier builds go 20 to 16 to 12 mm over the first third of the blank, then hold 10, 8 and 6 mm to the tip. Reducing too fast piles friction into one guide. Static test the taped train under a hanging weight before any epoxy.
  • Lighter builds — Skip the 20 mm entirely, start at 12 mm and run a long train of 8 and 6 mm guides, the layout of most bass and light inshore casting rods.
  • Saltwater care — Rinse chrome frames in fresh water after salt use; salt drying at the ring seat starts corrosion under the finish.

Specifications

Ring Size SKU Typical Position
6 mm 64DCRLC6 Running guide
8 mm 64DCRLC8 Running guide
10 mm 64DCRLC10 Mid guide
12 mm 64DCRLC12 Reduction guide
16 mm 64DCRLC16 Stripper guide
20 mm 64DCRLC20 Large stripper guide

Chrome finish across all six sizes. Sold as individual guides.

Recommended Pairing

  • Medium to heavy casting and overhead blanks, 150 to 400 size reels
  • PE 2 to PE 6 braid with a fluorocarbon or nylon leader joined by an FG or PR knot
  • Size D thread, two-part rod-building epoxy and a chrome tip top