American TackleSKU: 64NIRLC6

AMERICAN TACKLE - TITANIUM RING CASTING GUIDE LOCK 64NIRLC FISHING ROD GUIDE

$5.00 USD
Size: #6mm
AMERICAN TACKLE - TITANIUM RING CASTING GUIDE LOCK 64NIRLC FISHING ROD GUIDE
$5.00 USD
Size: #6mm
Item code: 64NIRLC6

American Tackle Titanium Ring Casting Guide Lock 64NIRLC

This is the top of the 64 Ring Lock casting range: the same casting frame geometry as the chrome and black models, but fitted with a titanium ring, in 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 20 mm. Titanium is used in rod building for two reasons — it is light, so a full train adds little to the tip, and it resists the grooving that braided line eventually wears into softer ring materials. On rods that live on PE braid, that groove shreds a leader long before anything visibly breaks. The seat is American Tackle's patented Ring Lock (US Patent D627,032), a pressure-fit ring in an enlarged glue reservoir with increased contact area.

Key Features

  • Titanium ring — light, and resistant to grooving from braided line
  • Ring Lock pressure-fit ring seat with enlarged glue reservoir (US Patent D627,032)
  • Six ring sizes: 6, 8, 10, 12, 16 and 20 mm
  • Sold individually, so titanium can be used only where it earns its place
  • Model 64NIRLC, SKUs coded by ring size

How To Build With It

  • Spend it where the line works hardest — Most wear happens at the stripper and first reduction, where line changes angle under load. If the whole train is not going titanium, put the 20 mm and 16 mm here.
  • Full titanium train — On a dedicated PE rod, run all six sizes: 20 or 16 mm stripper, 12 and 10 mm reduction, then 8 and 6 mm running guides to the tip.
  • Check the knot, not the chart — Pull your actual FG or PR connection through the chosen stripper by hand. A knot that clicks on the way out will cost you a cast under load.
  • Spacing — About one guide per foot of blank plus one, then static test under a hanging weight and shift the taped guides until the line follows the curve with no flat spot. Seal finished wraps with two thin epoxy coats.

Specifications

Ring Size SKU Typical Position
6 mm 64NIRLC6 Running guide
8 mm 64NIRLC8 Running guide
10 mm 64NIRLC10 Mid guide
12 mm 64NIRLC12 Reduction guide
16 mm 64NIRLC16 Stripper guide
20 mm 64NIRLC20 Large stripper guide

Titanium ring across all six sizes. Sold as individual guides.

Recommended Pairing

  • Medium-heavy to heavy casting and overhead blanks, 200 to 400 size reels
  • PE 2 to PE 8 braid with a heavy fluorocarbon or nylon leader
  • Size D thread, two-part rod-building epoxy and a matching titanium-ring tip top