Stainless Guides and Braid

[FrankN209]

Will braid groove stainless guides? 

[jimmyjoe]

   Short and wrong answer: yes.

   Longer answer: yes, but it will take a loooooong time if you fish clear water. The bugaboo about braid is not the material itself (it's softer than monofilament nylon) but the structure. The braid can pick up and hold silt from dirty, muddy water, and that is where you get the abrasion.

   That being said, there is another point to take into consideration. "Stainless steel" is not a very specific term. There are hard alloys of stainless, and there are softer ones. A manufacturer with a high degree of integrity will produce a good guide. A manufacturer that lacks that level of integrity will produce  a guide with a lower level of quality.

   Good luck!

  

   jj

[FrankN209]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Short and wrong answer: yes.

   Longer answer: yes, but it will take a loooooong time if you fish clear water. The bugaboo about braid is not the material itself (it's softer than monofilament nylon) but the structure. The braid can pick up and hold silt from dirty, muddy water, and that is where you get the abrasion.

   That being said, there is another point to take into consideration. "Stainless steel" is not a very specific term. There are hard alloys of stainless, and there are softer ones. A manufacturer with a high degree of integrity will produce a good guide. A manufacturer that lacks that level of integrity will produce  a guide with a lower level of quality.

   Good luck!

  

   jj

Thanks for this. It explains what i wanted to know. 

[jimmyjoe]

35 minutes ago, FrankN209 said:

Thanks for this.

   You're welcome!      JJ

 

[Alex from GA]

The guides are fine but don't use them for the tip top.  See the rod building site.