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.
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Ice Rod Building: Tips and Tricks Facebook Group might be able to provide some good guidance on that front.
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MicroWave guides will handle the braid very well and they come as a set which makes it easy to order and start building, plus they come with a guide placement chart, if needed. If you want to decrease weight and increase sensitivity I would recommend one of the American Tackle CCT seats. I have built many rods with MicroWaves and CCT seats and they fish great. I have quite of few personal buil
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Building with a set of Vortex Air casting guides and although I haven't fished them yet, I am impressed with how light they are and the matte black finish looks great. Can't wait to see how they perform.
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About to start a spinning rod with some of the black frame Ti-Forged guides. I haven't fished with them yet, but I am impressed so far and look forward to the upcoming build.
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I use the MicroWave family of guides on almost all of my rods. Personally, I find them to perform exactly as advertised. They are a breeze to set up, which makes them ideal for all skill levels of builder, but even more so for newer builders. They are a very durable guide and I've never had to replace or repair one. They look great and I've had many customers contact me unsolicited and praise
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I use mainly MicroWave guides for all my spinning rods. The 20s have been a favorite lately. The MicroWave Airs are economical and good for bass rods that take a beating. The 25s are great for larger applications. You've got options for all your needs.
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American Tackle continues to innovate and provide builders with components that look incredible and perform even better. Some of my favorites are the CCT reel seats and the G2 Carbon Handles. Both are durable, light weight and add a bad ass touch to any fishing rod. The MicroWave guides are a staple on all of my builds, both customer and personal. The Bushido blanks make the perfect backbone for
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I use them on rods designed for large river catfish and customers live them.
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CCT Aero seats are my new go-to for all spinning rods.
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The CCT seats are lighter than graphite counterparts, are very durable and look absolutely incredible. I have built many rods using both spinning and bait casting seats and I highly recommend all of them.
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These grips are my new favorites! I recently completed 2 builds with them. 1 spinning and 1 casting and have plans for another using these grips soon. They are very sensitive, feel great in your hand and look awesome! I highly recommend they to any builders out there.
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Every single customer that has gone with any of the MicroWave guides has said how much they liked them. Customers continually report increased casting distance and improved accuracy. Not only do anglers like the benefits of these great guides, but from a builder standpoint point they are easily applied to many different build types, there is likely a guide set in the MicroWave family that will
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Wish I was able to participate. There are going to be some incredible builds!!
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Claude, Microwave and Airwave guides definitely perform as advertised. I use either one of these guide sets on the majority on my builds. My customers are always satisfied with the performance of the Microwave guide system and often reach out after fishing with them for the first time. Many customers have advised that they have improved casting performance with these guides. I'm told that
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