I’m a big braided line guy and an wondering if anyone has found a certain brand of rod guides that don’t wear out? After a couple of years I start to notice some small grooves that are do to line abrasion.
As a rod builder I have used Recoil guides,but mostly used the Fugi Alconite guides and the Fugi K-Series guides.
I believe those 3 listed are the BEST guides out there, the K series guides being the best !
You can buy some lower dollar titanium insert guides but the are a bit heavy for my liking.
JMHO Jeff
Another vote for fuji guides never seem to have a problem and they take abuse. when buying a store made rod i always try to look for rods made with fuji guides and then i know that the rod has a quality set of guides on it.
If you want the best, nanolite rings in your preference of frame. American Tackle
I used to buy guides from a supplier in Indiana that were very reasonably priced. A long time rod builder friend demonstrated their durability by taking a small 3 square file to the rings and he couldn’t even scratch them.
Unfortunately this supplier went to fly fishing only 
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I used to buy guides from a supplier in Indiana that were very reasonably priced. A long time rod builder friend demonstrated their durability by taking a small 3 square file to the rings and he couldn’t even scratch them.
Unfortunately this supplier went to fly fishing only
I know those guides well, we used to take a rat tail file and file on them too.. most all TICH guides today hold up to braided lines GREAT,but I went to building light as possible and sensitive rods so I havent used those guides in years.
Silicon carbide, or SiC is supposed to be one of the best. Alconite is another smooth material that is much less expensive than SiC. I try to buy rods that have atleast Alconite guides on them even if I don’t intend to use braid on it. Some of the cheaper aluminum oxide guides are the ones that wear the fastest.
Check out this link with some good info:
Fishing Rod Guides
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