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Ronan's report


Monday 7th January, 2013

There is a lot of discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of the Recoil guides. As we offer both these and the traditional Hopkins&Holloway guides on the Hot Torpedo I thought it could be useful to gather the arguments for and against that usually come up on rod building boards.

One of the disadvantages which usually gets mentioned is that the recoils make a jarring noise while casting. I had to fish for more than a whole year with G-Loomis rods equipped with Recoils the get this sound out of the guides. I have never heard this when the flyline is wet (which is pretty common while fishing!) or when the guides and the line are a bit used. It may have something to do with the direction of the haul too, while some casters have it all the time, some never. If you cast a lot on grass, it may get annoying for sure.

Another drawback should be that they wear out quickly. I can't make any comment on this since I have never worn out any guides on a flyrod. Maybe I have too many of them and change them way too often. On the other hand I would be really curious why manufacturers like G-Loomis, Orvis and Hardy would use them if they would get let's say 30% of all sold rods back because of the grooved guides. Actually, if you google for pictures of grooved or damaged Recoils you won't find too many of them...

They're supposed to break when the temperature is really low. I use them also in "1-cast weather", when you have to pick the ice chunks off the guides after every single cast, and have never had a problem. Maybe they don't work in "no-cast weather" but neither does fishing.

Paul thinks you can cast a tiny bit further with the H&Hs. This might be true as the Recoils may bend while casting which can mean a couple of inches on a 36 meter cast. I don't think this is significant when fishing.

The biggest advantage of Recoils is the weight. You won't get any lighter than this, which means less swing weight, hence less fatigue when casting the whole day long and additionally better recovery after the counterflex (and less counterflex too) which just has a better feel for me. These things are so important for me, that I usually rewrap my factory rods using Recoils too. I can tell you the rods improve a lot!

They are also crushproof which can be a good insurance if you are out in the bush and have a limited supply of rods or no chance to repair them.

What do you think?

Cheers,
Ákos


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