I am looking for a size 5mm micro, or is that considered a micro? I have American Tackle DBRLMG 3's, and 4's and is looking for size 5 micro. but all I see in the micros is the ring lock fly guides in size 5mm, I was wondering,I am buiding a couple of Med-Hvy power fast acton bass rods 7'3", would those fly guides hold up for my butt guide? Curious.

By longstanding international agreement 5mm is a fixed distance, whatever you call it after that. Sly marketing and advertising agents have decided to create a profitable new entity, the "5mm micro." Accept no substitutes.

The term micro is a great buzz word and marketing tool, but in the end the guides aren't really that much different than their larger cousins. There are a few micros that bring some new design/construction concepts to the table, AmTak included, but a guide is still a guide. The 5mm fly guide will hold up just fine for a bass rod. After all, a micro is pretty much a small fly guide.

Joe

Edit: Phil, we were typing at the same time.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/2011 05:12PM by Joe Vanfossen.

Thats what I was thinking also Joe, they're pretty much small like a fly guide.

I used 5mm on a large catfish rod and they hold up just fine.

David Dosser
Coshocton, OH

Thanks, that takes a lot off of my mind,lol! tight lines!

Based on the first published articles in RodMaker Magazine concerning Micro guides.
The term applies to 4mm and smaller and had nothing to do with marketing,

A looog time ago the smallest guide we could get were - 6 s -- any thing smaller were considered Micros

IMHO

Bill - willierods.com

Steve,

I should have been a bit more careful in my answer. The point I wanted to get home was that if a micro will work for a butt guide, so will a bit larger fly guide.

Joe