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Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Dan Colville (24.75.1.---)
Date: July 16, 2007 10:47AM

Hey guys. I don't have many catalogs of guide manufactures so dont really know what is out there. I am looking for the highest frame lightest titanium guide on the market. What are my options? Thanks guys.

Sincerely,
Dan Colville

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Scott Youschak (72.242.111.---)
Date: July 16, 2007 11:10AM

Recoil, American Tackle and Fuji

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Michael A Taylor (---.ec.res.rr.com)
Date: July 16, 2007 11:23AM

The lightest high framed titanium guide is the Fuji gold Cermet. The double footed model is T1SVGG. The single foot is T1LVGG. Be prepared for sticker shock, they are expensive.

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Jim Gamble (---.126-70.tampabay.res.rr.com)
Date: July 16, 2007 11:27AM

RECoil are definitely the lightest. Fuji are the highest. Fuji has the most choices ... SiC Titanium in a myriad of options, including the sharp single-leg concept style AND Gold Cermet Titanium as well.

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Steve Gardner (---.nc.res.rr.com)
Date: July 16, 2007 01:30PM

You can search any of that info on the internet without a catolog.
That way you will at least be able to look at some of the pictures most of their web pages are listed to the left

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: jon edwards (---.sip.bct.bellsouth.net)
Date: July 16, 2007 05:23PM

are the gold cermet guides worth it?

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Michael A Taylor (---.ec.res.rr.com)
Date: July 16, 2007 06:42PM

I am not a Fuji sales spokesman but if you are looking for the best guides to use on 300 dollar blank for fly fishing that is what I would recommend. All of the rods I build for myself have them. If I brake a rod I just strip off the cermet guides and put on a new rod. Even guides that I've used on three or four rods still look new. No corrosion of the frames or wear on the rings. So I would say they are worth the money in the long run. They are the only guide I know of that will far outlast any rod blank you put them on. And boy do they look good.

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Mo Yang (---.lsanca.dsl-w.verizon.net)
Date: July 17, 2007 02:17AM

I believe the Fuji TATSG (titanium, single foot, SIC) may be the lightest. In some sizes, I weighed them and they weight about the same as the Recoils of the same size. Really!

For the same sizes and height, are the Cermets really lighter than the TATSG? Has anyone compared? I would guess that the TATSG is still the lightest.

Mo

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Dave Wylie (---.ded.btitelecom.net)
Date: July 17, 2007 11:43AM

I have put these guides on 2 spinning rods and they really are the best guides available.

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Re: Titanium Guide options
Posted by: Chase Foster (---.se.biz.rr.com)
Date: July 17, 2007 12:25PM

Hey Dan,
I would definitely look at the NIA series from us at American Tackle. High Framed, Light weight guide that performs and is reasonably priced for being Solid Titanium.
Also be sure to look for our New Titanium Ring Lock Guides, they were a big hit at ICAST. Very Light weight, 100% corrosion proof, and have a "locked in" ring to prevent ring loss.

Chase Foster
American Tackle
www.americantackle.us

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