Fuji guides

[quang tran]

Most of guides I'm using are older Fuji guides . Lately look at newer Fuji guides they seem the ceramic glue to ring not clamp to ring by traditional method . they look nice but your guys have any problem with that

[cbar45]

Hello, got a picture or link?

My newest Fujis are Alconites and Concept "O"'s that date back to about 2021.

The ring shape and method of gluing looks different than old Hardloys, but seems they perform just as well or better.

No problems here..

[quang tran]

Newer guides of whatever style ,high frame ,low frame .concept... SIC ,Alconites .... will mounted different and people can replace rings when it broke . It's hard to see in the pictures I post here , the black one is new double foot Alconite the gray one is old hardloy ,the old one we can not change ring

[cbar45]

Thanks for the photos.

I can say that of the newer guides I've never had a ring that just popped out; usually it cracks first from being handled roughly/set down in the rocks.

Believe there are some builders who purposely pop out the ring to powder-coat the frames, but that's something I've no experience with.

[quang tran]

Another day Benny say his rod got crack guide when fish in cold day , It never happens to me even years ago I did fish on day 20 degree F ,ice up on rod tip quite often .Fuji always try to improve their product and it seem every other try to copy from them

[cbar45]

Fujis are my first choice for guides and also some from the Batson line.

Seaguide has been the worse when it comes to pop-outs, but strangely their tip-tops are quite strong.

[MACflyer]

No problems here with the newer Fuji guides. I prefer the older Hardloys, but they're getting harder to find.

[JasonGotaProblem]

No problems here with the newer Fuji guides. I prefer the older Hardloys, but they're getting harder to find.

Would you say you hardloy ever see them lately?

I've had nothing but good luck with modern Fuji guides. Knock on wood