Micro Guides

[Ghost]

What are they & how different are they from standard b/c guides. Also is there a pic of micro guides you can link me to?

Thanks

[Obed]

they are typically 4mm diameter rings or smaller. They look like typical single foot fly guides, just a lot smaller. Fuji and Batson make some of the more popular styles.
Bill Stevens with Swampland took the picture below.

[dpage70]

Micro guides are exactly the same in appearance as the normal single foot fly guides that would be found toward the tip of most b/c rods only much smaller. #6 is the smallest found on factory built rods at the moment are considered to be #5's or smaller. They are an oustanding tool for custom builders. Here is a pic of a 6 alconite next to a 4 with a penny for reference.

[Shockwave]

Good questions

Micro guides are very small single foot guides that have a ring size from 2.0 to about 4.0. The smallest "off the rack" guide that you see is a 6.0 and most are 8.0 plus. They make a rod that is lighter, more responsive thus more sensitive. And they cast extremely well with any size line.

See: http://www.shockwaverods.com/guides for more information.

Bobby

[Ghost]

Thanks guys!