Stainless guides

[silverside]

Have any of you had trouble with braid cutting grooves in stainless guides?

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[cevans]

No, not at all and I have been using braid 5-6 yrs now and primarily use braid.

[silverside]

No, not at all and I have been using braid 5-6 yrs now and primarily use braid.

Thanks. I too have never had a problem. Use a lot of braid. Another person who has the same rod as 1 of mine said that after 4 weeks of braid it cut grooves so badly that mono now has nicks on every cast. I have used braid on many rods without problem so I was in disbelief.

[Crestliner08]

Having been involved with the manufacture of stainless steel tools for many years, I can attest that there is a very wide variety in the molecular content of stainless. Maybe the rod guides on your friend's rod were manufactured with less quality stainless than what the norm would/should be?

In any case, knowing that the metal content of stainless guides is so variable, it's a valid reason not to select them. Aluminum oxide insert guides have been around for a lot of years. Much harder material than stainless. The only other material harder is carbide. When I was "into" pike fishing many years ago, all the tip top guides on all my heavy rods were/are carbide. Indestructible.

[cevans]

Crestliner08 is right. All guides are not created equal.

[Dutch552]

Negative. Even on my saltwater rods with stainless guides I haven’t had any issues with grooving from either PowerPro or Suffix braid.

[gatoloco]

no sir I have not had any issues with stainless eyes as of yet