Initially, I believed the rod would cast the plug only 30 to 40 yards or so. Man, was I ever wrong! That plug flew like a rocket, almost out of sight. I tried a variety of casts too — backhand, underhand, sidearm — you name it. The rod performed flawlessly. And what amazed me more than anything was how well the guides managed line memory — minimizing those nasty coils usually associated with spinning equipment.
The small guides did just what they claimed they would do; lighten the rod, increase sensitivity and manage line better. The engineers combined the use of a new micro guide design with a formula for critical placement.
They call the new guides "KR Concept" guides. In a nutshell, these guides are lighter, stronger and much more efficient at releasing heat caused by friction. Manufacturers from around the world show up with their best new products hoping to impress the buyers and media attending the event. Fuji's new KR Concept guides did not disappoint.
Their team of factory techs staged product demos for an exclusive list of rod manufacturers and media types, all of whom walked away with a new respect for micro guides and their expanded application.
They demonstrated that by using their new KR Concept guides and "choking" the line much quicker, better overall rod performance is realized.
Choking simply refers to the reduction of line coils as they leave the reel and enter the stripper guides the larger guides closest to the reel.
From there the emphasis is on flattening the path of the line to run as close to the blank as possible without making contact. To achieve this, they actually increase the number of guides.
I know what you're thinking; how could that help? Exponential improvements occur inherently when weight is reduced. Rods become far more responsive and sensitive. They even become more powerful! Less overall weight makes subtle strikes much easier to detect. There are so many additional benefits with a well designed micro guide set up. Q: Smoother, lighter, more sensitive, they cast further…are we missing anything? A: Recovery. I think the faster recovery combined with smoother line flow in a KR Concept rod allows me to be more accurate, and I believe it will do the same for any fisherman.
It translates to more power during a fight, better lure control and a one heck of a hook-set. Q: Now that the KR concepts have been introduced, can we assume that conventional guide set-ups are a thing of the past? The real question is; why would you take a high dollar 7-foot blank that weighs a mere 1. That would only negate what you just paid top dollar for.
In specific applications, micros may well become the guide layout of choice. But there will always be applications that use softer blanks, like crankbait rods and certain saltwater rods, where larger heavier guide trains will have little or no effect on performance. It will be a long time before they stop making bigger guides. Elite Series Tournament Trail? I keep one baitcasting rod around with micro guides for skipping, the rest of my rods have "normal" guides.
Come late May early June around here, if your using a micro guide equipped rod, you spend more time picking cotton wood fibers out of it than fishing Also early and late in the season they ice up solid too much to be of any use to me. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Paste as plain text instead.
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Recommended Posts. It's a toad Posted November 24, Posted November 24, What are the advantages and disadvantages of micro guides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options Heres 2 from this forum. Poolshark Posted November 24, With all that being said, I'm focused on buying rods with high quality guides. And thats it.
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