Guides: micro vs standard

Also known as: Guides: micro vs standard

Micro guides (many)

Traits

  • Many small rings hugging the blank
  • Lighter tip, truer blank action
  • Better signal transmission

Best for

  • Sensitivity and casting accuracy

Trade-offs

  • Leader knots passing through
  • Ice-up in freezing weather

Standard guides (fewer)

Traits

  • Bigger rings, knots pass clean

Best for

  • Long leaders with knots in the guides
  • Cold weather

Trade-offs

  • The last few percent of sensitivity