In reply to Post #15
I have had a look at them as harrisons are selling them but to be honest i have had no issues with fuji or kigans that i have no need to change.
I have had a look at them as harrisons are selling them but to be honest i have had no issues with fuji or kigans that i have no need to change.
In reply to Post #14
Never had any issues with minima guides in nearly 10 years of having them on my Cotswolds r1's. So much so have had them on every other custom built rod I own, fishing at over 400m with braid, in harsh conditions, always been super durable despite getting used pretty brutally. Perhaps the quality has gone downhill more recently?
Never had any issues with minima guides in nearly 10 years of having them on my Cotswolds r1's. So much so have had them on every other custom built rod I own, fishing at over 400m with braid, in harsh conditions, always been super durable despite getting used pretty brutally. Perhaps the quality has gone downhill more recently?
In reply to Post #17
I know other people that have them on rods and they have been fine but i have fitted them and had rods back within 3 months and had to completely strip and change guides , im not doing it again so wont fit them , there seems to be no consistency in the quality.
I know other people that have them on rods and they have been fine but i have fitted them and had rods back within 3 months and had to completely strip and change guides , im not doing it again so wont fit them , there seems to be no consistency in the quality.
In reply to Post #18
Prity sure when minima first came out they were not recommended for use with braid and my rod builder would use use different tip guides.
Prity sure when minima first came out they were not recommended for use with braid and my rod builder would use use different tip guides.
I have had minimas on my r1 lights for 9 years. My minimas are fine and I have used both floating and sinking braids. Tom did insist that I had a Kigan tip ring though
Mind you. I don't hook many
Mind you. I don't hook many
In reply to Post #19
I dont know any rod builders that fit minima tip guide
I dont know any rod builders that fit minima tip guide
In reply to Post #21
I did a bit of internet research on these rings as they're extremely popular with home rod builders in the USA and i was toying with putting them on some aviators i built. I think a common opinion over there is that it all depends on what kind of waters your fishing in terms of suspended sediments and substrates which collect in braid particularly. A friend of mine also had issues with flurocarbon grooving them which was enough to sway me away from them and back to the more traditional ceramic lined guides as i don't intend to rebuild very often. I do wonder how kind/unkind these ultra light skinny guides are on mainlines as the thinner the guide liners the less heat dissipation and perhaps that is another contributing factor as to why they groove.
I did a bit of internet research on these rings as they're extremely popular with home rod builders in the USA and i was toying with putting them on some aviators i built. I think a common opinion over there is that it all depends on what kind of waters your fishing in terms of suspended sediments and substrates which collect in braid particularly. A friend of mine also had issues with flurocarbon grooving them which was enough to sway me away from them and back to the more traditional ceramic lined guides as i don't intend to rebuild very often. I do wonder how kind/unkind these ultra light skinny guides are on mainlines as the thinner the guide liners the less heat dissipation and perhaps that is another contributing factor as to why they groove.
In reply to Post #22
Are you talking about the minimas or the AT vortex?
Are you talking about the minimas or the AT vortex?
In reply to Post #23
Tackle box will replace the damaged ones for a reasonable cost. Back to flouro!
Tackle box will replace the damaged ones for a reasonable cost. Back to flouro!
Never really like the look of the minima type guides they look fragile and i think the only thing they do is reduce weight and build cost - ceramic is used for a good reason.
also, if they were that good, they would be on every single super light spinning rod as standard ?
In reply to Post #23
Sorry bluebeat i was talking about the minimas
Sorry bluebeat i was talking about the minimas