size 2 micro guides

Koldkut · Post by **Koldkut** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:59 am

Has anyone used size 2 micros on a rod? Was there any noticeable difference from size 4's?

rglabach · Post by **rglabach** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:27 am

I have not - you might want to see how easy it is to thread fishing line through such a small guide before wrapping it.

Koldkut · Post by **Koldkut** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:49 am

I'm not worried about that, how often do you thread line through your rods? One and done before fishing and your good to go, I have not tried these for myself and I have heard conflicting things with freezing temps.

shfishinsticks · Post by **shfishinsticks** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:26 am

I have a bag of #2's, but haven't done anything with them yet....don't know what blank I want to put them on.

I wouldn't use anything smaller than #6 if it's gonna see freezing temps.

harry chang · Post by **harry chang** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:47 am

I have never gone smaller than the 4 simply because there are no tip tops to fit. Reaaly do not like the look of a larger top than the guide next to it. And i cannnot stand the look of wrapping a guide as the top. How are you planning to finish the rod at the top with the #2s?

Harrry

Koldkut · Post by **Koldkut** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:31 am

harry chang wrote:I have never gone smaller than the 4 simply because there are no tip tops to fit. Reaaly do not like the look of a larger top than the guide next to it. And i cannnot stand the look of wrapping a guide as the top. How are you planning to finish the rod at the top with the #2s?

Harrry

With a size 4...

even though it may look funny with a larger tip than running guide, the fly fishing world has been doin' it for years.....

Bigs|ick · Post by **Bigs|ick** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:34 pm

Almost all of my micro rods have a #5.5 or 6 tiptop. I don't have problems passing knots through my guides but I find they hang on tiptops. I don't find it looks bad at all. And I still get the benifits of micros without having to fish straight fluro. Who cares what it looks like. It just has to preform.

jimmyb · Post by **jimmyb** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:22 am

Bigs|ick wrote:Who cares what it looks like. It just has to preform.

you obviously havent been on tackletour too long, or looked at any JDM fishing stuff! hehe

for the record, i subscribe to your line of thinking!

also, i have been using the #4 micro tip tops from fuji and i am passing knots with no issues. Albright knot, 10 wraps of the braid around a fluoro leader. Clip tag ends super close to the knot

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:35 am

jimmyb wrote:
Bigs|ick wrote:Who cares what it looks like. It just has to preform.
you obviously havent been on tackletour too long, or looked at any JDM fishing stuff! hehe

I have customers that would go nuts if I had size 2 running guides and then a 5 or 6 tip top. I have had customers that wouldn't allow for any size difference.

Typically, if my sizing is going to be 2 sizes or greater difference between the running and tip top, I confirm with the customer.

So...I'm in the same boat with Harry. I don't use that small of a guide because there are no tops and wrapping a guide at the tip is worse than too large of a top.

Alex D · Post by **Alex D** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 9:32 am

Kold... they work great, but I really only like them when I am using no leader and really prefer them with braid. Flouro works fine and really mono too, but I just prefer with braid. Maybe personal preference.

It's funny to me that so many (not just here) refuse the larger top - Rich Forhan was a proponent of it for years - he used a size 8 top with 6 running guides on his revolver rods for some specific reasons.

I prefer larger tops for certain uses (and customers

) also.

Snyder Rods · Post by **Snyder Rods** » Wed Jul 27, 2011 1:32 am

If you can put your line through a hook eye and tie it, you can thread a micro guide.

I use 3.5mm running guides and a 4.5 guide as a top, a smaller top will pinch .12" - .13" mono and restrict flow when the line takes a sharp angle from the tip. I just explain it to people and tell them it's high-tech.

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