NRX+ Recoil Guides
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NRX+ Recoil Guides
So my rod has arrived, and I remember reading back then that recoil guides will groove if you use braid. Does anyone know if GLoomis managed to use better recoils on their nrx+ line of rods or would they be the same ones they used in the past? I want to use braid on the rod but Im not sure if I want to risk the grooving. It also looks like the nrx+ tip doesn't look to be a recoil guide. Was the previous model using a recoil guide tip?
Re: NRX+ Recoil Guides
I think the tip has always been a SIC tip or something like that.
A lot of people use braid on recoil guides--A LOT. I wouldn't worry about it and enjoy fishing it how you want.
A lot of people use braid on recoil guides--A LOT. I wouldn't worry about it and enjoy fishing it how you want.
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Re: NRX+ Recoil Guides
I've been using braid on the NRX rods for years, between 4 NRX rods I have never had a issue.
I'm now using braid on my NRX+ rods without any problems also.
The tip guide has always been a SIC inserted tip on all NRX rods including the NRX+
I'm now using braid on my NRX+ rods without any problems also.
The tip guide has always been a SIC inserted tip on all NRX rods including the NRX+
Re: NRX+ Recoil Guides
I’ve had at least a dozen NRX and now the new one. They have always had braid on them (spins). No issues.
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I like the recoil guides for the weight and durability. I will add something that I experienced just the other day on my NRX+ 883c BJR casting model. I was using braid to flourocarbon leader and threw my first cast. Instant backlash (worst ever) and confusion. As I was dealing with my new found mess I found the problem. Somehow the braid got caught in between the fourth recoil guide in a way I have seen line get between swivels on lures. I have never had it happen before, and unsure how it occurred specifically. What I do know is it ruined the first hour of day light with the mess on my spool. Hahaha.
Re: NRX+ Recoil Guides
Do you mean like a split ring?Jrob wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:41 pmI was using braid to flourocarbon leader and threw my first cast. Instant backlash (worst ever) and confusion. As I was dealing with my new found mess I found the problem. Somehow the braid got caught in between the fourth recoil guide in a way I have seen line get between swivels on lures.
I've heard of recoils eating connection knots, esp on spinning rods...the line ends up working its way into the coils. Stuff of nightmares for an OCD fisherman like myself lol.
Re: NRX+ Recoil Guides
Yes. Sorry I meant split ring.
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Re: NRX+ Recoil Guides
Thanks for all the replies guys, it makes me feel at ease now that noone has had problems with recoils and braid
Re: NRX+ Recoil Guides
i fished braid on the old GLX based recoils without any issues for like 10 years before my last one was sold. Fish On!
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Re: NRX+ Recoil Guides
I’ve only ever grooved recoils with mono, actually, never braid. It was only on float rods in sub-freezing temps. Regular recoils “soften” significantly under 32F and no longer spring. They have addressed this with a new formulation for the ice fishing community that’s good down to just negative F. Haven’t tried them because they don’t offer the sizes I need…
Also what I have come to learn, is the hybrid guide train the NRX iterations employ is the way to go. My 6 custom CTS float rods all grooved on the first 2-3 stripper guides and the tip top only. I had a 15’ GLX float rod that grooved more guides than that (it had a SiC tip), but we think it’s because they tried to get away with way too few guides. I think that one had two stripper guides and maybe 4 guides down from the tip top that grooved badly. That mofo literally chewed mono, before I sent it back for warranty. No braid has ever touched recoil guides on 11 float rods I have/had with recoils. I have one Lamiglas factory tied 12’er that I experimented with Ultra 8 carrier in sub-freezing conditions with okay results. That recoil tip top is just starting to show wear.
I had a stable of the first gen NRX’s that got used with braid for 2-3 years and I checked them religiously due to my prior experiences. No issues at all. All were fished above 32F, though…
Also what I have come to learn, is the hybrid guide train the NRX iterations employ is the way to go. My 6 custom CTS float rods all grooved on the first 2-3 stripper guides and the tip top only. I had a 15’ GLX float rod that grooved more guides than that (it had a SiC tip), but we think it’s because they tried to get away with way too few guides. I think that one had two stripper guides and maybe 4 guides down from the tip top that grooved badly. That mofo literally chewed mono, before I sent it back for warranty. No braid has ever touched recoil guides on 11 float rods I have/had with recoils. I have one Lamiglas factory tied 12’er that I experimented with Ultra 8 carrier in sub-freezing conditions with okay results. That recoil tip top is just starting to show wear.
I had a stable of the first gen NRX’s that got used with braid for 2-3 years and I checked them religiously due to my prior experiences. No issues at all. All were fished above 32F, though…