American TackleSKU: 64DCRLF5

AMERICAN TACKLE - SINGLE FOOT RING LOCK FLY GUIDE CHROME 64DCRLF FISHING ROD GUIDE

$2.10 USD
Size: #5mm
AMERICAN TACKLE - SINGLE FOOT RING LOCK FLY GUIDE CHROME 64DCRLF FISHING ROD GUIDE
$2.10 USD
Size: #5mm
Item code: 64DCRLF5

American Tackle Single Foot Ring Lock Fly Guide Chrome 64DCRLF

Within American Tackle's 64 Ring Lock family this is the fly-rod entry point: a single-foot guide with a chrome-finish Dura ring, sold one guide at a time in 5, 8 and 10 mm, and the only one of the three fly models here that goes down to 5 mm. Ring Lock is American Tackle's patented ring seat (US Patent D627,032), which the maker describes as a pressure-fit design with an enlarged glue reservoir and increased contact area around the ring, intended to stop rings popping out and to shrug off knocks. The single foot matters on a fly rod: one wrap instead of two means less thread, less epoxy and less dead weight on a blank that has to load and unload through a full casting stroke.

Key Features

  • Single-foot frame — one wrap per guide, minimum added mass on the blank
  • Ring Lock pressure-fit ring seat with enlarged glue reservoir (US Patent D627,032)
  • Chrome-finish Dura ring, the hard-wearing everyday ring in this range
  • Three ring sizes: 5, 8 and 10 mm
  • Model 64DCRLF, SKUs coded by ring size

How To Build With It

  • Sizing the train — Run 10 mm nearest the grip where the line still carries coil off the reel, step to 8 mm through the mid-section, then 5 mm toward the tip so the line is near straight before the tip top.
  • Spacing a single-foot rod — Start at about one guide per foot of blank plus one, tape them on and flex the rod under a hanging weight. Slide guides until the line hugs the curve with no flat spot.
  • Wrapping a single foot — File the foot ramp thin so the thread climbs without a step, and burnish the wrap before finishing. A single foot relies on the whole wrap, so leave no gaps.
  • Finishing — Two thin coats of rod-building epoxy beat one thick coat; excess finish on a fly blank is weight in the wrong place.

Specifications

Ring Size SKU Typical Position
5 mm 64DCRLF5 Tip-side running guide
8 mm 64DCRLF8 Mid running guide
10 mm 64DCRLF10 Butt-side running guide

Single foot, chrome finish across all three sizes. Sold as individual guides.

Recommended Pairing

  • Light to medium fly blanks — add a separate fly stripping guide at the butt and a matching-size tip top
  • Size A thread and two-part rod-building epoxy for single-foot wraps
  • Rinse in fresh water after saltwater sessions, before salt dries in the frame