archery1 Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 looking to upgrade some of my tip tops and other eyelits on my rods. i do fish alot of braid.. with fluoro leaders and tie the crazy alberto knot so i dont think i would use micro eyelits. any help would be great on this.. which ones would be my best choise and let my knot goe through easier thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobP Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 While there are lots of new rod guide designs, I stick with the tried-and-true Fuji guides. Either the Fuji Hardloy or the Alconite ceramic ring material does fine with any type of line, including braid. My personal favorite is the Alconite, which is the lighter material and a bit harder than the Hardloy or Aluminum Oxide but is still sold at a reasonable price point. Braid will not affect the ceramic. If you fish braid with a fluoro leader, you might want to go with a tip top guide that has a 8mm ring size. Lots of factory and custom rods come with 6mm rings. They work OK with braid/fluoro using an Alberto knot but upsizing to an 8 mm ring helps pass the knot in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Archery1, You can measure an eye on your rod that is big enough to suit your needs and make sure your new set of eyes are no smaller than that size. Keep in mind they measure on the metric scale which I have to figure out every time I do this. They also measure the ring size by the OUTSIDE of the ceramic ring. I second what Bob said about the Hardloy guides, they are hard to beat and are as cheap as they come in Fuji eyes. If you go to www.mudhole.com you can pick individual eyes of the size you need and build your own set of any size you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archery1 Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 mud hole. thanx i want to upgrade some of my tip tops on atleast 10 rods no i need to buy a measure gauge i guess? picked up 3 veritas 2.0 7'6" med hvy rods thaT NEED IT ALSO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archery1 Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 looked at mudhole..geeez... them TMNAT Titanium Concept Tops with Alconite Ring are expensive!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Glenn Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I use a Starrett dial caliper then do the math to find what I need. Some times the hard part is understanding what the manufacturer of the rod eye is measuring. Rod tips are usually listed as size 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, which stands for this number over 64 as in 6/64 of an inch. Make sure it is large enough to go over the rod tip because epoxy glue will fill a lot of space. They do offer different size eyes for tips also. Of all the craft stuff I do associated with fishing, building rods is the most fun. Musky Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archery1 Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 i guess i could measure with my micrometer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
