I've built a few pretty powerful casting rods and never used a double foot second guide. I think for most "bass" rods, KB's are plenty strong. I often use three, never fewer than two on BC.

Ronald Atchley Wrote:
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> I appreciate the help from all you . Thank you .

> Mr. Fiant
> Excellent article . Thank you . Now , if I can
> just find the Fuji KR chart for casting rods that
> Mr. Cline mentioned , I think I will be on my way
> to understanding this .
>

I'm guessing this is the Fuji Chart Les was referencing. I had never seen that one before. Good info there. Definitely gonna bookmark this link as well as this thread for future reference...
[www.fujitackle.eu]

Kevin Fiant Wrote:
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> I'm guessing this is the Fuji Chart Les was
> referencing. I had never seen that one before.
> Good info there. Definitely gonna bookmark this
> link as well as this thread for future
> reference...
> [www.fujitackle.eu]
> f

Outstanding !! You have much better search skills than I do . Now , it will be interesting to see if Fuji provides any information regarding the email I sent them about this topic . Thank you .
Ron

Here is a compilation of advertising articles put together by Fuji concerning the KR concept.
[www.guidesnblanks.com]
Norm

What color of Fuji KB's and KT's matches with the Fuji Titanium Torzite RV 6 the best ?? Thank you in advance.

Norman Miller Wrote:
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> Here is a compilation of advertising articles put
> together by Fuji concerning the KR concept.
> [www.guidesnblanks.com]
> Norm

This helps a great deal . Thank you . For most of the folks here , this may seem very basic but for people like me it helps to begin to understand the "why" . Like you said , it may just be advertising but it still helps . Thanks again .
Ron

Rick Shaffer Wrote:
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> What color of Fuji KB's and KT's matches with the
> Fuji Titanium Torzite RV 6 the best ?? Thank you
> in advance.

Read thru this thread it has some commentary about matching up with RV 6.
[www.rodbuilding.org]

Ronald and Kevin, Yes! That's the chart! Thanks for posting the link, Kevin!

Kendall, As per the chart referenced above, they recommend (2) KW butt guides (10 and 5.5) for situations that load casting rods deeper into the butt section.

Note; The chart uses the term "Choker" guide in a different way than I have learned. (Not saying Fuji is wrong - it is their term for their system)
I learned it something like like this:
Butt Guide = the first guide for casting rods.
Reduction Guide (Or Reduction Train) = the first three guides for spinning rods; usually there are three of these; Fuji shows one more option I thought interesting.
Stripper Guide = the first guide for fly rods.
Choker Guide = the first running guide for all rods, usually the same size as the other running guides. The Choker is usually a KB type guide for spinning rods. Not sure if this word is used for fly rods much.

I throw these terms out there because there are several newer rod-builders showing up on the forum. I'm not hung up on it, and know what people mean when they use a term. For a newbie, it might help a little, especially since the Choker guide's purpose and placement is different from the others (according to the way I learned it).



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2023 02:46PM by Les Cline.

Kevin,

The Mud Hole catalogue shows the RV6 coming in two frame color choices: T2 (I assume Black Titanium); and T (Titanium).

The KB's and KT's have more frame color choices and also include T2 and T finishes. So, if you want all guides to match in color, you are limited to two choices, T2 and T.

I have always used the RV6, T frame, with BC Grey Alconite KB's and KT's. Looks good to me (and doesn't bother me that the butt guide is a different color). Different. Unique.

The T2 RV6 looks good the the new Gun Metal finish. Both have the SiC insert