Patent ID: 7251903

Claim:
A method for determining the optimum position for locating guides on a fishing rod comprising the steps of: a) placing a rod on a chart having a plurality of side by side lanes each having a vertical portion and in a predetermined plane and arcuate lane portions of different radii and curved through an arc of about ninety degrees (90°) from said predetermined plane and a plurality of radially directed marker lines emanating from a common center and intersecting the arcuate lane portion which defines the optimum locating points for guides for the fishing rod; b) supporting the butt end of the rod in the predetermined plane; c) bending the tip end of the rod through an angle of about 90° from the predetermined plane; d) determining which of said arcuate lanes the bent portion of the rod lies; and e) marking the rod at select locations determined by the marker lines on the chart for a predetermined guide array.