IF ANY ONE CAN TELL ME PLEASE WHERE TO GET THESE GUIDES. I HAVE BEN LOOKING FOR SOME AND SAW A WRAP FROM DANIEL ROTEA. THEY LOOK LIKE FUJI BUT WHO KNOWS . PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN.

STEVE
P.A.

The guides you saw on Daniel's rod are the Mudhole Fireball red guides. Red frame, gold (zirconia?) ring. Mudhole labels them as freshwater guides though: don't think they've been fully tested in salt water.

The Mud Hole fire ball red guides are suggested to be used for fresh water only. However, as I never seem to be able able to do what is suggested to me I have used these guides on my favorite pole which I use in saltwater and have no trouble with them. I do wash them after every trip as I do all my rods but after two years they look as good as new. You do have to be a little careful with them as the red seems to chip if you bang it against something but I think this will happen with most guide if you are not careful. But they really give the pole some pop. I guess what I am saying is they might take a little more care but I would use them again on a saltwater rod just explain that up front.



Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 02/22/2007 08:30PM by Alan Royce.

They are not anodized. Just painted red. Looks like they have green ones too.

I used some blue ones from Pac Bay that were not intended for salt water use, and they turned black after a few trips to the beach.......totally my fault because I missed the "freshwater use" suggestion. If I really wanted to use the colored guides in saltwater again,I'd carefully coat the frames with Perma Gloss and see how that works.