mtnbasser Posted March 11, 2007 Posted March 11, 2007 has anyone used a rod with recoil guides? I was looking at the cabelas XML ti with these and wondered if there is a real difference. G-Loomis also has one(out of my price range) the GLX Thanks Quote
Super User FishTank Posted March 11, 2007 Super User Posted March 11, 2007 I have a G.Loomis BCR803 with the recoil guides. They look cheap and odd but they work fine for me. It seems they might make the rod just a little bit more sensitive but on the down side I don't like using braid with this rod because of the recoil guides. They kind of make a wining sound with braid. This topic has been brought up before with lots of good info. You might check out this site's search feature. Quote
Super User Alpster Posted March 11, 2007 Super User Posted March 11, 2007 I just bought a new GLX Dropshot rod with recoil guides and I am skeptical. G Loomis has never dissapointed me, but I will make a report on these guides when I have fished them for a while. Ronnie Quote
mtnbasser Posted March 12, 2007 Author Posted March 12, 2007 About looking at the search feature, I did no results were found for recoil guides!!! Quote
Super User dodgeguy Posted March 12, 2007 Super User Posted March 12, 2007 i've never used them but guys say they are noisey.the up side is they don't get bent.i still think i will stick to fuji guides.especially the titanium frame sic guides. Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted March 12, 2007 Super User Posted March 12, 2007 i heard they groove faster then SS guides even,I seen a post about takin a file to them and u can cut um really fast and a guy had a loomis for 6 months and the tip grooved Quote
The_Natural Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 I've got a few BCR's with the recoil guids, and I love them. Granted I don't use braid, they aren't noisy with mono/copoly/fluoro, and they won't break or lose a guide insert. No grooves on any of my rods. I've got titanium framed SIC's on my Steez rods, and I like them as well. Guides aren't something I notice really at all...I'm surprised when people say they dislike a certain guide; I honestly can't tell the difference while fishing. Quote
The_Natural Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 i heard they groove faster then SS guides even,I seen a post about takin a file to them and u can cut um really fast and a guy had a loomis for 6 months and the tip grooved That's pretty surprising; the tips are Fuji SIC's. Quote
TournyFish001 Posted March 12, 2007 Posted March 12, 2007 i heard they groove faster then SS guides even,I seen a post about takin a file to them and u can cut um really fast and a guy had a loomis for 6 months and the tip grooved That's pretty surprising; the tips are Fuji SIC's. I own 2 glx's with the recoil guides a BSR852 and a DSR820- no issues so far and the natural is right the tips are not a reciol-they are fuji sic. Quote
Super User dodgeguy Posted March 12, 2007 Super User Posted March 12, 2007 imho that just shows which guides are better. Quote
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