I have several rods with that guide system on it.....or I should say I had. I gave them away to a charity event. They were one piece rods and I am getting rid of all my one piece rods and will eventually have all JDM 2 piece rods. What those guides do is reduce line slap. You probably won't get anymore distance in casting..but you won't get any less if the rod is built correctly. That system can help reduce wind knots also. Most who use those.....including me....notice immediately the reduction in vibration and smoother casting. I caught plenty of fish with those rods. One of the rods landed me a bunch of crappie....made by Kissel Krafts. I have used 3 custom rod builders and those folks...for the money...were the best bang for the buck. But as most fisherman tend to do I wanted to upgrade my tackle and have gone in a different direction. Most of my rods now have Torzite guides with titanium frames. I am in process of getting a rod with AGS guides.......Air Guide System made by Daiwa. All these type of guides are much lighter but come at a much steeper price than stainless frame guides and SIC inserts. You can get a set of Microwave guides that have titanium frames also. I don't think you will go wrong with them. A lot of rod builders really like those guides.....and some rod builds call them gimmicky. I didn't see it that way at all. The guides did what I was told they would do so it was a step up for me. Several rod guys at the recent fishing show in Nashville were building rods with those guides.
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