has anyone retrofitted a factory rod with micro guides?

[sweden14]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if anyone on here has retrofitted one of their higher-end factory rods with micro guides. If so, was it worth it?

I've been a bit intrigued by these guides but not enough to buy a new rod with them already installed. The thought I had was that adding them to one of my current but lesser-used rods would be an easier entry into this arena. Based on my current lineup, the possible candidates for this conversion are are Dobyns Champion, St Croix Avid or Daiwa Zillion rods

Anyone done similar?

[Tokugawa]

I know a forum member had his Steez 7'1" Compile-X re-wrapped with micros. That thing felt SICK!

[Reel Old Geezer]

I redid a Loomis GLX spinning rod into a casting rod with micro guides. It has worked out fine so far.
The rod was pictured and discussed in this thread:
http://forums.tackletour.com/viewtopic. ... LX#p232415

[vArm]

I had Mattman spiral wrap my BCR802 GLX with Micro guides and it's KILLER!
I'd love to do it to ALL my rods but it ain't cheap......I've got to take a class to learn how to do it.

[Pen3]

Micro guides arent going to touch any of my rods, but thats just my personal pref. I just think they are plain ugly and i did give it a try with my brothers kistlers, but didn't feel anything worth upgrading to. My MB/EG rods would cry if i put micros on them

[btune]

I have been building and using rods with micro guides since 2008. All my casting rods since then have them as do my spinning rods. I only do the simple spiral for casting rods and I have proved to myself that they work for me and will be "converting" more of my older rods to micros! I replaced the size 6 Fuji fly guides with size 4 on my old P7000 which is a very light power spinning rod and it made a big difference. Try one and decide yourself (and do it spiral while you are at it).