Micro Rods

[bassh8er]

Probably a little late since I bought a micro Veritas today online, but have a micro guide question.

Do certain types of line work better than others? Can you notice differences or advantages between mono, flouro and braid?

Also, does anybody have any experience with cotton clogging the guides? Looking for any good/bad experiences with the micro guide rods, not just the micro Veritas.

[BASSclary]

IMO, all line within the perameters are fine. The only thing I would stray away from is using leaders,the knot can and will get caught on an eye and you'll get a pretty severe backlash. Other than that, thinner is obviously better.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Ice and filamentous algae can clog micros. Line type shouldn't matter. Micros come in a range of sizes, a number 4 can pass a well tied Albright leader knot joining 50# braid and 17# fluoro with no problem at all. Like all the rest of your tackle there is a time and place for micros, in 90% of bass fishing scenarios the advantages outweigh the negatives.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

In the slop pictured, Im tossing frog on top,10# & 20#powerpro would pick up fibers and eventually clog the first guide on my Smoke rod.

Now Ive went to 15# PP S8S and havent had the same issue at all. Im guessing the smoother nature of S8S is the reason fished total of around 5 hrs in this area no glogs

[Mike L]

Ice and filamentous algae can clog micros. Line type shouldn't matter. Micros come in a range of sizes, a number 4 can pass a well tied Albright leader knot joining 50# braid and 17# fluoro with no problem at all. Like all the rest of your tackle there is a time and place for micros, in 90% of bass fishing scenarios the advantages outweigh the negatives.

I've never owned a micro guide rod but been thinking of one for spinner bait's useing 15# invisix

What is the "Time and place for micro's?"

Thanks

Mike

[ClackerBuzz]

I stay away from true micro's b/c of knot connection issues. I use braid on all my reels and tie a fluoro leader when needed. i don't like my leader knots banging so hard thru the eyes. there are too many quality rods on the market. i prefer full size or a lot of companies have semi micro which are fine. i tried using a dobyn micro savvy 7'3" as a frog rod using 65lb power pro. my line got compromised on a tree so i tie a blood knot connection so i didn't have to throw away 30ft of braid. the knot wouldn't pass thru the eyes. had to send the rod back. i think micro's are fine if you don't use connection knots aka use all braid, all mono, all fluoro and don't fish in slop. thats too much of a specialty rod for me.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I've never owned a micro guide rod but been thinking of one for spinner bait's useing 15# invisix

What is the "Time and place for micro's?"

Thanks

Mike

As a rule, when designing and building a rod we use the smallest, lightest guides that will pass the line and connections you'll use also taking into account the icing/slop mentioned above. Micro guides certainly won't hurt on a spinnerbait rod but where they are of the most benefit is on a worm/jig rod where sensitivity is critical. The reduced weight of the guides, especially in the tip section, allows the blank to retain as much of it's original properties as possible.

[Mike L]

Thanks DVT

I guess I need to re think it a little.

Recently I picked up a 7 ft mh/f Fenwick Techna AV rod that I really like for platics. I may have to try that for spinner baits.

Thanks

Mike

As a rule, when designing and building a rod we use the smallest, lightest guides that will pass the line and connections you'll use also taking into account the icing/slop mentioned above. Micro guides certainly won't hurt on a spinnerbait rod but where they are of the most benefit is on a worm/jig rod where sensitivity is critical. The reduced weight of the guides, especially in the tip section, allows the blank to retain as much of it's original properties as possible.

[Caulfield722]

I own the Veritas Micro and if you are concerned with the guides clogging up, it shouldn't be a problem. They are micro guides but they aren't nearly as small as the Duckett or similar micro guides. Personally I think they are the perfect size, and I love my Veritas Micro, especially paired with a Lew's Tournament Pro. Best rod for the price IMO.