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K Guides - is the no wind knot claim just gimmickry?

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Mark Harris:
Would be interested in other opinions on this.

I have two light casting rods with K Guides, and the Yamaga Blanks Blue Sniper 77/3 especially has been cast an awful lot of times recently.

As far as wind knots are concerned, I notice no difference whatsoever from the standard Fuji MN shape guides.

Gavin Chau:
i find that if the guides were spaced properly in the first place (and the stripper reversed) then theres no real benefit to having k guides

Brandon Khoo:
I got the guides on one of my Long Reefs changed to the titanium K guides to see what they were like. I actually thought there was a lower incidence of wind knots and the couple that I did get tended to release themselves instead of getting completely stuck around the stripper guide. All of that said, I don't like the guides much. I found them very noisy as the braid rattled through the guides.

Warwick Joyce:
The theory is there and the proof is in the video, as to how well it works in the real world? From my experience they are great on light rods when trying to cast light lures eg. 6lb rod casting 50mm Jungle Perch lures.
I also have them on my light popping rod casting PE3 and have to say that 30lb might be the limit for them, in one instance I cast off a slug after the line wrapped around the stripper guide (only time it's happened though). As Brandon said they get noisier on heavy rods running heavy line.

I must say that I experience just as many tip wraps as with other guides.

Mark Harris:
As I said I can't see any noticeable difference in the actual number of wind knots. With K's they seem to happen mostly (for me) on the second guide.

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