Has anyone experienced a guide failure with Recoil NiTi guides ?
I ran the search and found no results. Perhaps I didn't choose the correct phrase.
I've been using the guides for 10+ years and other than noise and cost have not had an issue. Definitely never had a failure.
This is, however, a limited observation and would appreciate additional feedback.

Thanks

I have seen lots and lots of rods with these guides, and I personally know of no failures with these guides. I am sure that there have been a few - with the number of rods built with these guides, but I am guessing that the number of failures has been quite small.

Be safe

Eugene,
I saw a bit of breakage when they first came out due to people showing everyone how indestructible they were.

Spencer,
That's pretty funny.
Would like to have seen the looks on the face of the guy demonstrating the un-breakable guide.
This is, however, quite beyond their intended use.
Has anyone experienced any grooving ?
This is imaginable, but no idea over what period of time.

A guide who guides about 280 days a years had a tip top groove, changed to a Fuji Ti/SiC tip top and I haven't seen him since. It was an early G Loomis GLX when they used the REC tip top, soon after they started using a Fuji Ti/SiC tip top I believe. 2 years to groove tip top, many years since I fixed the rod.
I chalked it up to normal wear and tear since the material is pretty soft, close to uncoated stainless I'm told.

I expected more input.

Simple construction, available in single or double foot, light weight, corrosion resistant, extremely durable (with the exceptions noted above).
Certainly a first choice for any top line build. Almost the perfect guide.

I'm seeing more factory builds using them now.

Gene

Yes. The same guy broke one twice within the first month because he kept playing with them. The last time I threatened to wrap his entire rod in double foot stainless #10's. That cured the problem.

Seems it is always a BONEHEAD that does some thing dumb

Bill - willierods.com

I was always taught, " You can't fix STUPID "
There seems to be an abundant supply of "fools" for any purpose.
Did you explain it was a fishing rod, not a musical instrument ?
Why would you purchase a custom built fishing rod and deliberately break it ?
Foolish. More money then common sense.

Gene

I have herd it said as - Stuck on Stupid - LOL

Bill - willierods.com

You can't fix stupid. You can just muffle the sound with duct tape.

Thanks for the GOOD laugh

After reading the Mag Rodmaker has up side down pages and CRB has no prices

I needed that

Bill - willierods.com