
Originally Posted by
armbreakerrods
Acid rods in my opinion are a hassel,,especially when the guides gets in the way when storing the rod,,ect...If you dont wnat your rod to "twist" you have to buy custom. Reason being is mass produced rods are just that,they do not take the time to properly spine the blank,and properly place the guides.That's it in a nut shell,,they grad the blank and throw it together,using basic garbage from top to bottom.Also I read about the Mako that twisted a guys rod on here and he was worried about line chaffe from sides of roller guides. Well for one thing he should be worried about the line getting cut from where the actual roller meets the frame. The rollers used on cheap rods,will surely let this happen.You have to use the best in components if you dont want issues.
I use Winthrop for the reel monsters,there is not a better roller guide on the market,period.