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Vorter air guides

Julian Griffiths said:
Roger of peregrine, informed me that fuji are no longer supplying black framed fuji k series rings that I wanted on a couple of new builds he's doing for me, don't know if that's anything to do with the original topic above?
Components are getting to be a nightmare in acquiring according to Roger...
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Not like for like but Kigan 3D in black are still available.
 
I’ve often wondered how much weight they would save on a float rod.

Minima do float guides and while I hate the idea of the poxy things, the reduced weight over 15-17 guides and the fact the bores are bigger, they could be (dare I say) brilliant for trotting. I’d imagine single legged high stand offs would be quite vulnerable in minima
 
Richard Isaacs said:
I’ve often wondered how much weight they would save on a float rod.

Minima do float guides and while I hate the idea of the poxy things, the reduced weight over 15-17 guides and the fact the bores are bigger, they could be (dare I say) brilliant for trotting. I’d imagine single legged high stand offs would be quite vulnerable in minima
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I remember on a 20mm, the weight difference between a minima style ring and Fuji sic is nearly 2g, considering the size difference, I would guess 10-15g for 15-17 rings.
 
Huanzhou Zhu said:
I remember on a 20mm, the weight difference between a minima style ring and Fuji sic is nearly 2g, considering the size difference, I would guess 10-15g for 15-17 rings.
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If you can shave 3-4g off the tip section that is really quite significant and something you’ll definitely feel in difference especially on a rod of 15 or more feet
 
Must have been that coating
The DNPS reel seats on my X1s chipped after a couple of sessions- mildly irritating but didn’t cost me any pike
I think Lumby changed to gunmetal on my baitblasters as they are fine
Had centres come of out Fuji rings , others have lasted for decades
I’ll swerve Vortex airs as I need durable rings and these one severely bending didn’t impress me . That said it was single leg and I’ve always preferred double legs just for durability
The Atlas deep draw rings with the cupped insert that MT fits on a lot of rods have been excellent to date
 
Joe Winstanley said:
I've got Pac Bay Minima rings on my C3's and they've been spot on. They do look flimsy and wouldn't have been my choice, but they haven't let me down.
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Might have changed Joe but the pac bays use to grove I’ve not had it bought reports out there they did
 
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