bladesandbaits Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 After a 5 year hiatus (sp), I am cracking all my equipment and tools out and build a few Custom Rods. I was wondering about Micro Guides. I am seeing a few rods being built using these guides with an In- line (coventional) application. The last experience i had with these guides was on a spiral guide placement application. Soooo---- Anybody tried them in-line? I would think it would take several more guides than usual. MAybe even more than a spirail application. Has anyone came up with any great advantages/disadvantages? Your thoughts (pro's and con's) on this are appreciated. Regards, Blades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 After a 5 year hiatus (sp), I am cracking all my equipment and tools out and build a few Custom Rods. I was wondering about Micro Guides.I am seeing a few rods being built using these guides with an In- line (coventional) application. The last experience i had with these guides was on a spiral guide placement application. Soooo---- Anybody tried them in-line? I would think it would take several more guides than usual. MAybe even more than a spirail application. Has anyone came up with any great advantages/disadvantages? Your thoughts (pro's and con's) on this are appreciated. Regards, Blades i use them on spiral wraps and spinning setups. I don't see why you would need more guides for a conventional casting rod, i doubt you'd be able to keep the line off the blank anyway. Primary advantages i've found is the cost vs. overall weight savings. Very inexpensive way to keep things light - without breaking the bank on something like recoils. I've not noticed any degradation in casting distance or ability either. Only thing to watch out for is passing knots... i use 3mm and i can't pass a 12lb uni-uni knot - which is fine for me, but some people use leaders so its a good question to ask. The micro tips were a bit on the week side, but i see there are now some new braced tip-tops from Amtak and Fuji - i would go with those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidgrad Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) Not sure if I can post this link, so my apologies if it violates a rule - flog me later! http://www.ultimatebass.com/-general-bass-fishing-links-275/1371-micro-guides-what-where-when.html All I build is on top (in line) and have not built a rod since June of last year without micros. I have 100+ micro rods on the water from just this year with no breaks, no failures (well one totally user error - nothing to do with the guides), and many repeat clients. I may use one more guide than "big" guides - just really depends on the blank. Size 4s pass a uni just fine. I just had a guy from FL today say his micro rod with 50# braid, 20# fluoro leader performed flawless on redfish and the knot did just fine - size 4 Fujis. I wouldn't go smaller than a 4 with leader knots. The new Fuji tips are appearing to do very well - model ID is BMCAT for the Alconites. Edited November 2, 2009 by cidgrad typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
