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Zirconium Ring vs Recoil RSPG
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Both guides were attacked with a triangular file. The photo says it all. Recoil failed while the Zirconium (maker unknown) passed with only a discolored area or scratch which cannot be felt. You can see the blue scratch just left of the 6 o'clock area.
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Keywords: Zirconium Ring vs Recoil RSPG
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Mon April 10, 2006 11:14pm
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With all the discussion regarding the hardness of the REC Recoil titanium alloy
I thought I would just have to see for myself.
Holo zirconium ring barely suffered a surface scratch while I could have cut the
recoil straight through if I had continued. Spent 5min attacking each guide with the file.
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Steve Kartalia
Registered: August 2005
Location: Westminster, Maryland
Posts: 21
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Tue April 11, 2006 7:55am
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Nothing answers questions better than actual experiments. Thanks for sharing your results.
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BIlly Vivona
Registered: March 2005
Location: Staten Island, New York
Posts: 2,910
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Tue April 11, 2006 8:48am
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Next time you are fishing with triangular file line and a fish makes a 5 minute run, you'll be glad you are using the left guides....unless they are so corroded it falls off teh rod - lol!
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Raymond_Adams
Registered: May 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,244
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Tue April 11, 2006 9:21am
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I thought I mentioned that I still really like the Recoil guides dispite
the test results. I see now that I didn't. Hardness is not the only attribute that makes up a great line guide.
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