12-07-2005, 12:15 AM
I don't think it's going to make any difference in anyone's fishing totals. I think if you took 10 single foot guides and 10 double foot snake guides, weighed them, you'd probably get a few grains difference in weight, but not enough for anyone to notice. I don't think it effects the line going thru the guides as some say. I've built single foot rods and I wasn't all that taken with it. With a snake guide you'll have a stronger bond to the rod, and it's a little more durable. As far as flexability is concerned, rod builders have been using them (snake guides) for years, Winston, T&T, Sage, Scott, Orvis, Loomis etc. Squaring off at the guides as James says is most likely thought of in the design of the rod.
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