just browse around and find that alps has titanium guide that much cheaper than Fuji
personally I'm Fuji man, never build or used rod that have component other than fuji so i can't understand other terminology
which material similar to SIC and alconite?
and where is alps brand came from?
and where they're manufactured?
do they have titanium tip top too?
thanks

Hi, Ernest,
If you click on BatsonRainshadowALPS listing to the left, you should be able to find some answers to your questions.

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble.It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." Mark Twain
John in Wethersfield, CT

They are Korean or at least there seats are.

Cheers

Mark Newcombe
Old Bar NSW
Australia
markscustomfishing.com
American Tackle Pro-Staff

John
thanks it's clear now :D

Ernest I've used a few of the Alps Titanium guides and really like them as well if not better because of the price.

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Don, on what are you basing your comment that "d blue" titaniums (what is d blue?) are stronger than Fuji? I've tried to modify some Fuji titaniums and if something were stronger than Fuji titaniums, I think my vice would have broken.

DBlue is a sponsor

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble.It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." Mark Twain
John in Wethersfield, CT

Hi Michael,
I won't go that far but I've been using the DBlue guides, sponsor link on the left, for about six years and their titanium frames ever since they were released about three years ago. Never had a problem with any of the titanium framed guides, they're well made, close to the Fugi's, have SiC rings and are about half the price of Fugi's. I used to be an exclusively Fugi SiC guide user until the price in this country got out of hand. I found the DBlue guides on the unmentionable site and have been using them ever since. I've also helped to improve the guides by suggesting improvements and getting new styles made. The suggestions were adopted and implimented quickly. One thing I pressed was to get size 4,5 and 6 tips with bigger tube sizes. They know have 4's and 5's with tubes up to 2.4mm and 6's up to 3.2mm which is a huge improvement on what was available.
As for Alps I've never used their guides so can't comment but I think they make the best reel seats available and I don't care where they come from..
I'll continue to use Alps reel seats and DBlue guides.

ESFNEM Col
Port Kembla, NSW
Australia



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Col
thanks..
now my head turn to Dblue :)

Thank you, Col, learn something new every day if you keep your eyes open and your mouth shut. :-) thanks, Michael