Good morning All, and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...
I mentioned in the Thread: Breakaway/Coaster or Non-Traditional Reel Seat, that I am using Snake guides in my beginning Rod builds. I have pretty much used Hardware ordered for heavyweight Fly Rods. Two ceramic Striper Guides, a mess of Snake Guides spiral wrapped, and a regular ceramic TipTop.
These will be used for trolling, dragging/soaking bait, etc.. The type of boat fishing that doesn't have a lot of line moving in and out of the Reel. These are all on light Blanks. I estimate that they are in the 12# Line and 0.5 oz max area.
Are there any inherent issues with using the Snake Guides like I am??
Thanks
Steve
PS..
I can't provide pictures because I have given the first 4 away, 1 to a friend to test, and 3 to the local Goodwill Shop as a donation.
As long as they run along the bottom of the blank like a spinning rod they should work ok