Broken Guides! @#$%^!

[Kevin Bogan]

Starting to get more and more of the lamigas, Loomis, St croix guys in with their broken guides to get fixed. Here's the facts: these companies use ceramic guides that are secured with "internal bonds". That is, the bond just isnt strong and often the rings pop out just by "flexing" alone, or they get "whacked" against a hard object and break like a piece of glass. The danger here is that if there is just a "crack" in the ring the sharp edge can mess up you mono or braided line.
On our own custom rods we use heavier duty guides and also "epoxy fortify" the frames. We are the only rod builders in the industry employing this technique.
Fish Poison Rods= the best in hardware! the best quality anywhere!
how come my Fish Poison rods last so long and catch so many fish????
They are built right the first time, double coat/Flexcoat on all units!
but those factory rods I used to pay hundreds of dollars for only have one coat of finish! Whats with that, and all the guides break!!!