Guides - 1 v 2

[Led]

Whilst on my travels last year I entered a conversation with a well respected rod builder (though not in the UK) and we discussed the merits of 2 legged guides over single leg ones.

We debated the "Weight v Recovery" theory until the early hours and agreed to meet on the field the very next day (well it was just a few short hours later).
We took 2 identical blanks and both rung them in our own preferred methods and then using indentical reels & lines we tested them side by side (with each using both - a fair test).

Well, the single legs give great recovery on the 'swish' test through the air whilst the double legs gave a slower feeling - a much reduced pitch in the swoosh.

On the acid test (casting) we became very suprised as one rod felt less wooly than the other and actually gave better distances needles to say it was the rod with the double leg guides

We placed the rods side by side to get deeper into this debate and our combined conclusion was that the additional surface area of the foot stiffened up the blank under load, where as the single leggers gave a 'wooly' feeling.

Now this was only on 1 type of rod, but I wonder what results would be obtained if the same test was done on a number of blanks.

Over to you.

[will powell]

i prefer a more swish than swosh led.......

[BAZZ B]

i definately prefer a whooooooooooooooooooosh rather than a swoosh andy

[len]

I prefer the... wissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssh...... i had a long one out past them other two!!

[oldchukka]

i would be happy just to know what you are on aboot. this techy-talk does my heed in. whoosh --- swish --- swoosh, its all a load of wesh.

[John Brimmer]

I prefer a whack rather than a crack!

[Led]

Take a look at the 2 rings in question.

Single leg rings have a slightly longer foot (the area that is whipped to the rod) than a 2 leg guide.
However the 2 leg guide has 2 legs and braces the rod over a wider area, which in turn stiffens the rod.

Example - A 20mm Fuji BLVLG (1 leg) has a 19mm contact area, where a 20mm Fuji BSVLG (2 leg) 26mm contact area spread over 51mm

The difference in 'swoosh/swish' anything that is shorter in length will travel through the air quicker for the same given effort - fact.
The single leg guides allow the rod to reduce is overal length quicker, where the double leg guides stiffen up the rod creating a longer effective length.

Same rod - 2 different actions and effective lengths.

Try it you'll be amazed.