braid friendly guides

[bluefish1928thing]

What rod guides are not okay to use with braid? Or was that something bad in the day when braid line was not as round?

Will Pac Bay stainless steel guides be ok with powerpro?

[Bob S.]

I have been building with Fuji alconites guides....handle braid without ant problems....

[bluefish1928thing]

I have a rod with Pac Bay chrome stainless steel guides and want to know whether it is safe to use a round braid.

[BrianBM]

Yes. The biggest threat to guides is general corrosion. If you fish in the surf, you might abrade the guides and the line if there's a lot of fine silt that your line picks up, but you have to do a heck of a lot of fishing to have the problem.

[Killian]

Personally I lke the ceramic guides. Casting or drop jigging they feel smoother and take less abuse with braid,

[bluefish1928thing]

I am using it as a boat rod. I guess I will definitely rinse down the rods with freshwater to prevent corrosion.

[AxBeetle]

All modern guides are braid friendly. I have rods with metal guides because my father can break any non metal guide known to man. No problem with braid.

[BigMahi12]

All modern guides are braid friendly. I have rods with metal guides because my father can break any non metal guide known to man. No problem with braid.

 

 

Haha very true! Almost all decent modern guides are a form of aluminum oxide or another. Companies tweak it a bit (baking temp, coating etc) then trademark a name (xyz-ite).

[Artie Fishil]

I've used dynaflow guides with braid and had no issues. For those that don't know, they were guides made by Daiwa that used stainless steel inserts (rings).

[audio1fx]

You will have to load it up and try it, my 1st custom ish spinner 10 years ago was a 8ft bronco rod which was made by merrick

tackle. Braid cut right through those fugi grey guides. Had it rewrapped with braid freindly fugi's and became a great rod.

if you do not want to chance it then use fireline.

[BrianBM]

They must've used the last first-generation guides they had .... Hardloy is far from cutting edge and it's braidproof.

 

Years ago I emailed Fenwick (long enough ago that they made rods here; I still have and cherish several of them) about SS vs. ceramic guides. The rod under discussion was a Pacificstick, a quality knockoff of the Sabre rods then in vogue; it had metal guides. The reply I got was that the company was aware of a widespread NE Coast belief that SS was less slick than ceramic, but it wasn't so.

 

Thirty years makes a difference. My earlier assessment may be outdated.

[Charlieredfish]

here's a site that broke it down for me...I prefer SiC, alconite...some folks are using titanium...

http://www.************/Fuji-Guides

[Charlieredfish]

I guess the link wont work...

SiC Silicon Carbide or SiC is one of the most advanced ceramics available today. It’s the hardest and most durable in Fuji’s lineup and because of this, SiC Guides are particularly well suited for braided line.

Alconite:  Alconite™ is a special type of ceramic that offers strength, lightness, and durability. In fact Alconite™ offers 80% greater compression strength and is 20% lighter than Aluminum Oxide.

Harloy:  Hardloy has offered anglers a reliable, cost effective and high performance solution for many years. Hardloy is made of a special blend of high grade Aluminum Oxide.

Aluminum Oxide - also known as the Hard Ring guide - started a revolution in guide development that has been a mainstay for rod builders and fisherman over the past 50 years.

[scoobydoo]

All modern guides are braid friendly. I have rods with metal guides because my father can break any non metal guide known to man. No problem with braid.

 

Been using braid since 99....never had an issue.....definately agree...

[Sweetwater]

I used to get grooved guides using mono with metal guides waaay back in the day. I have not had a problem with braid, but I do follow a policy of getting a better tip top than the rest of my guides.