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Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: Jason Groombridge (---.tas.adsl.internode.on.net)
Date: September 09, 2013 11:02PM

G'day Guys,

What guides do you like for overhead jig rods (butterfly jigs)? I'm thinking American Tackle in either Virtus Light or Heavy. The rod I am building will be 80lb. Is the Virtus Heavy necessary for this line weight or can I use the Virtus Light?

Does anyone have any other suggestions for guides? Fuji MNSG maybe?

Regards

Jason

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: Col Chaseling (---.lnse3.ken.bigpond.net.au)
Date: September 09, 2013 11:46PM

Hi Jason,
Another one to look at are the DBlue TUIDG-2's with either Sic or TiO rings. Heavy duty stainless guides that can handle the 80lb easily and are competively priced.

ESFNEM Col
Port Kembla, NSW
Australia

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: Dave O'Brien (202.74.138.---)
Date: September 10, 2013 01:36AM

G-Day Jason,

I used the Virtus double footer Heavy's on my 80lb GT poping stick and my 100lb jig stick they a nice guide but are a tad heavy in weight but we did land some nice baby Gts in the 10 to 15kg range and a huge chinaman that would have been at least a meter twenty and a 50kg plus flowerpot cod and they showed no sign of moving/bending although both my rods were spin i think they would do the same job on an overhead jig.

Also as Col said the Dbue guides look good although i haven't used them yet but thinking about using a set on my next build

Dave O'Brien
Port Macquarie
Australia

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: September 10, 2013 10:18AM

Hi Col

Got a link to that guide Went to there site and came up empty

Thanks

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: Tom Wewerka (---.bltmmd.fios.verizon.net)
Date: September 10, 2013 02:16PM

bill boettcher Wrote:
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> Hi Col
>
> Got a link to that guide Went to there site and
> came up empty
>
> Thanks

Bill go to the D Blue website and just type in TUIDG in the search box. Came up for me.


Tom

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: September 10, 2013 02:31PM

Did that Did not work ???
I will try again

I copied and Pasted it CAN NOT FIND PRODUCTS The same thing Col has on his post

Bill - willierods.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/2013 02:39PM by bill boettcher.

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: September 10, 2013 03:00PM

Yep
Found them
A lot of companies have them
Kind of ulgly And heavy

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: Tom Wewerka (---.bltmmd.fios.verizon.net)
Date: September 10, 2013 05:33PM

I agree Bill and I like the Ring Lock on the AT better as well

Tom

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: September 10, 2013 07:03PM

get a heavy knot and you will loose a Ring

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Guides for overhead jig rod?
Posted by: Jason Groombridge (101.170.127.---)
Date: September 13, 2013 01:58AM

G'day guys,

Thanks for your responses. I will have a look into the dblue guides and also think about the virtus heavy.

Cheers

Jason

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