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New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Kevin Peterson
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Date: December 13, 2021 02:50PM
I know pretty much all of the black fuji SS guides were discontinued due to supposed environmental concerns of the manufacturing. Has anyone heard if they are ever planning on retooling and offering black guides again? It seems like having a line of black (non titanium) guides would be in their best interest as a company. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Lance Schreckenbach
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Date: December 13, 2021 03:22PM
From what I can tell Fuji doesn't seem to care what we want like Titanium Alkonite guides that they discontinued also. I would look at Seaguide from Rod Builders Warehouse, they have a black line that is very comparable to Fuji. They are good quality guides and I have been using them since they first became available (about 3 years). Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
chris c nash
(70.40.80.---)
Date: December 13, 2021 04:52PM
I noticed St. Croix is using SeaGuide guides and reel seats on their new Seage Surf series rods. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Michael Ward
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Date: December 13, 2021 06:54PM
Alps XN’s for the win Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Kendall Cikanek
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Date: December 14, 2021 12:28AM
I really appreciate the performance advantages of lightweight guides. Paradoxically, a fair proportion of my fishing is in remote places where durability and reliability is critical. On a few applicable rods, that I use the most, I am hesitantly willing to cough up Torzite money. On the rest, the durability and snag-proof qualities of the SeaGuide offerings with silicon nitride rings is a perfect choice. That material is very crack resistant and slick. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Spencer Phipps
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Date: December 15, 2021 09:34AM
Kendall,
The two ring materials you mentioned are the same, Torzite is SiN, it's been around being used in guides for decades. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Jim Ising
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Date: December 15, 2021 04:01PM
As far as we know, Fuji has no plans to reintroduce black guides. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
David Baylor
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Date: December 15, 2021 07:28PM
Jim, I hope you don't mind my saying, but I find that very disappointing. The BC grey is a nice color and goes very well on a blank with a natural finish, but black goes with everything !!! Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Kendall Cikanek
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Date: December 16, 2021 02:49AM
Spencer Phipps Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Kendall, > The two ring materials you mentioned are the same, > Torzite is SiN, it's been around being used in > guides for decades. Yes, I know that. The SeaGuides cost less in titanium than do Torzites, and their SiN rings are sold for even less mounted in SS frames. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Jim Ising
(38.35.168.---)
Date: December 16, 2021 10:21AM
David, you are not the only one disappointed about black. It was very popular. Fortunately, the vast majority of builders and factories have moved to BC without too much trouble. Fuji spent almost 2 years trying to locate a DURABLE black finish that could match the original finish without violating pending environmental regulations. When none measured up to the original they developed the CC, BC and GM treatment.
And by the way, we have never been told the formulation for TORZITE® (so it's interesting that someone outside the company would know) but we can look at the chart and know it's substantially better than SiN. While TORZITE® and SiN are roughly equal in hardness and specific gravity, TORZITE® dissipates heat considerably better than SiN and blows SiN away on Bending Strength (how much the ring will flex before breaking - almost double SiN). Also, TORZITE® durability is achieved in a slimmer, lighter ring, and polished to a higher level of smoothness than any ring available. In my experience, TORZITE® is slippery, light, and tough. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Norman Miller
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Date: December 16, 2021 10:43AM
I like the new BC finish better than the old black finish. I also think it is more durable, I.e. it doesn’t wear off as easily as the black finish did. I’ve been quite happy with BC finish. Just my opinion.
Norm Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Lynn Behler
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Date: December 17, 2021 08:48PM
I also favor the BC finish, to me it looks more elegant than plain black. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Derek Beamer
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Date: December 19, 2021 05:51PM
American Tackle offers black frame guides. MicroWave, MicroWave Air, Vortex Air, TiForged, TiForged Air, Titanium Pentalite, Delta, Virtus XHD, lots of options with black finish. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Zachary guyach
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Date: December 19, 2021 06:39PM
Derek Beamer Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > American Tackle offers black frame guides. > MicroWave, MicroWave Air, Vortex Air, TiForged, > TiForged Air, Titanium Pentalite, Delta, Virtus > XHD, lots of options with black finish. This is true. I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but I don't like how American Tackle doesn't list guide measurements for each model of guide. If they listed the guide heights for their Tiforged line, I would try them out over Fuji. But I don't have extra money to buy one of each size to plan a layout. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Richard Bowers
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Date: December 20, 2021 01:49AM
American Tackle has all of the guide specs (including height) listed in their catalog, pages 87-103 in the 2021 catalog. Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Zachary guyach
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Date: December 20, 2021 10:49AM
Richard Bowers Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > American Tackle has all of the guide specs > (including height) listed in their catalog, pages > 87-103 in the 2021... How did I miss that? I browsed through the guides at the beginning of the catalog and never saw the guide spec in the index. That's my fault. Thanks for showing me that Re: New Fuji black guides
Posted by:
Kevin Landers
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Date: December 29, 2021 11:27AM
Also remember Zachary you can just give us a call! Between Austin, Alex, and Don they know pretty much all of it by heart! A word you have used in your post has been banned from use. Please use a different word or contact the forum administrators.
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