Pruitt1222 said:
Whos got em? Would you buy again? Pros and cons? I have been thinking about getting one for a few months and am going to bps in clarksville saturday and plan on picking one up. Would you go with the micro or standard eye model? My father just bought a micro carbonlite rod and got it in the mail today. figure I would go and test the waters tomorrow just curious on every one elses insight.
What techniques do you intend to use it for? While I'd suggest a carbonlite for anything the bass fishing world has to offer, I'd be selective about the microguides. I've only had a few microguide rods, and I use them only for finesse techniques (and by that, I mean anything I'm not turning the reel handle for). Worms, jigs, flippin, and everything else that requires serious sensitivity gets the microguide check mark in my book.
Everything else I use regular guides for. Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, chatterbaits, topwater etc. Reasoning behind it? I'm getting a big "kerthunk" out of anything hitting these baits, so sensitivity isn't that big of a deal.
Why not use microguides for everything, theres nothing wrong with extra sensitivity, right?
Right.
But, there are downfalls to microguides. The only one that I've ever had a gripe about is clogging the guide with gunk. I tend not to have to deal with this when fishing slower presentations, but my crankbaits and the like always seem to be bringing sludge back with them. I'd guess because they're being casted many more times per day than slower presentations.
In the spring, the cottonwoods start raining allergens, and I can't cast more than 3 times with normal guides without cleaning them off. I can't imagine how microguides would handle them :shock:
As for carbonlites themselves, they're the best around in my book. I'm really big on lightweight stuff, as I'm constantly on the water fro 8 hour days. Light rods and reels in the 7 ounce range make a big difference. I've owned my fair share of st. croix and carrotsticks, and they all got sold to buy carbonlites.
I've done some serious catching with them, and never had an issue. I've wound up and swung as hard as I could on some fish in heavy cover, and the rod never breaks a sweat. Slung a 4 pounder over the rail when I was in a pinch, and it didn't break. That's all the toughness I ask for.
