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Ti/SiC Fujis on a Dan Craft 5wt?
Posted by:
Mark Waring
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Date: May 08, 2007 04:04PM
I've just built myself a 7wt with Fuji single foot Ti/SiC guides and I cannot believe the difference it makes when shooting a line over wire guides.
I have a Dan craft FT 905-4 as my next project and I was wondering whether the same rings would weigh too much and spoil the action; I was going to use rec SFs, but now I am not so sure. Would 6mm Dia Ti/SiCs be right for a 5wt, or too small? Has anyone experience of these rings on a Dan Craft 5 wt? Mark Re: Ti/SiC Fujis on a Dan Craft 5wt?
Posted by:
Todd Theodore
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Date: May 08, 2007 08:25PM
I agree with you on the Ti/SiC guides. I don't think I'll ever go back to the Recoils.
I have used them on a DanCraft 6wt and they are great. I'm going to go back on my 4 and 5 wt.'s (not DanCraft) and change the guides out to the Ti/Sic's. I'm thinking of using the size 5.5 or 5's as the runners to the tip. All you need is a hole big enough to allow your knots/loops to pass through (whatever diameter that is?) I'm not worried about the weight. The benefits/advantages IMHO outweigh the weight. Have fun, Todd Re: Ti/SiC Fujis on a Dan Craft 5wt?
Posted by:
Michael A Taylor
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Date: May 08, 2007 08:35PM
I can tell you for a fact that Fuji gold Cermet guides are a perfect match on this blank. I have 2 of the FT 904-4, 2 of the FT905-4 and 2 FT907-4 and I would have 2 of the 6wts but they are out of stock. I've fished all the rods so far and I really like um for bass and light saltwater, beautiful actions which are in no way harmed by using ceramic guides. I never use a gold Cermet guide less than a size 7 on any fly rod. If the smallest ring size is a 7mm in a Cermet guide tip top why would you use number 5 and 6 running guides? The notion that the higher end ceramic guides somehow ruin the action of the modern fly rod blank is someones idea which has no bases in fact. Re: Ti/SiC Fujis on a Dan Craft 5wt?
Posted by:
Andrew White
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Date: May 08, 2007 11:14PM
Go with the Fuji Titanium SiCs. You won't be sorry. And, I'm not totally sure about this, but I think that the TLSG design is quite comparable in weight to even the Fuji Titanium Cermets. If they're not quite as light as the cermets, they're awfully close. Re: Ti/SiC Fujis on a Dan Craft 5wt?
Posted by:
Mark Waring
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Date: May 09, 2007 02:54AM
Thanks all, I'ii definitely go with the Ti/SiC. Does anyone know if you can get a 6mm tip?
Mark Re: Ti/SiC Fujis on a Dan Craft 5wt?
Posted by:
Tom Kelly
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Date: May 09, 2007 03:14PM Re: Ti/SiC Fujis on a Dan Craft 5wt?
Posted by:
Todd Theodore
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Date: May 09, 2007 05:58PM
I doubt that there is any weight difference in the gold cermet guides. Plus, the Ti/SiC tips do come in a #5 and 5.5 for those lighter rods. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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