KR Concept knock offs?
Posted by:
Ernie Blum
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Date: March 13, 2023 11:34AM
I'm sure this has been covered in the past, but I cannot find any specific information on the subject. I'd like to know if there are any companies making what amounts to a KR Concept 'wanna be' guide series that are considered to be of reasonably good quality to stand up to salt water use. Just shy of two years ago, I purchased two sets of Fuji concept stripping and running guides, and they weren't cheap then. I recently finished the two rods for which those guides were intended, and now have two NFC 703-1 X-ray MLXs still in their tubes waiting to be put together.
I intend to make them for two grand children of mine, and although I want to use decent parts, these guys certainly don't take care of their equipment like I do. I quickly realized however that if I was going to go with the Fuji KR concept guides, I was going to pay at least double if not more than double than I did less than two years ago. They may be good guides, but as Warren Buffett I believe once said, "There's no status in overpaying for anything!"
If I must, I will go with the Fujis, but my question remains...are there any substitutes for KR Concept guides that essentially do the same job or work the same way?
