So many people these days that build rods. Do your homework and look at rods they build before you buy. Many people get the same blanks, eyes, and such throw it together in their garage and call it a custom rod for double the price.

Do your homework. Some custom companies are great and others are junk.

I have been using Matthews Custom Rods. He will walk you through what you want and the ones I have are great. They are top quality, great finish, and best of all catch fish! haha

LMAO, take it easy fella, just messing with you.

Lol....simmer down Big Red. It's all good.

I know you have to take it as good as you can dish it out on this site that's why it is the best you guys do a realy good job of helping out rookies as my self

I say just buy a castaway and be done with the argument.

I think the only reason to get a custom rod is for the placement of guides and which type you want. I get spiral rods made with 12-14 guides on a rod. there isn't a mass produced rod that is spiral with that many guides. and if there is I bet it cost way more then what I pay for a rod.

Why do you get so many guides?


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The more guides the more sensitivity, and the more distribution of weight down the rod, less chance of a rod breaking,

The more guides on a rod actually dampen sensitivity.

And adds weight.

Thats the reason it dampens sensitivity. Extra unneeded guides actually put more friction on your line during a cast and decrease casting distance. You want the minimal amount of guides on a rod just as long as when the rod is under a full load with an all on top casting rod that your line does not go below the blank.

Lift weights!

with the micro guides you can place more guides on a rod without altering the action. I wouldn't want that many with regular guides that are wrapped on the top and bottom.

Tha is true but why not take advantage of why the micro was designed and save significant weight by not adding so many extra micros.

I flip and pitch a lot, all my custom rods are heavy action, or med heavy. my saltwater rods aren't custom rods, there shimano and if they break, I swap them out at no cost!

most rods with micros have at least 10 guides, my rods are close to what a boyd duckett rod is but they are spiral rods. the extra guides are closer to the tip. and one rod has 13 guides and one has 12. 7ft and 7.5 ft.

Stacking all those guides towards the tip don't mes with the balance or " bend" in rod??

It adds weight to the tip for no reason therefore it effects balance

the guides help distribute the weight along the rod, if the guides aren't place right you can stress an area in the rod and have a greater chance of breaking.