Boyd Duckett's new rods?

[offdtop]

Anybody seen any of these at a show or something? The concept is interesting and Boyd apparently is high on quality - makes me really curious. I know they are taking pre-orders on the first run and will be scheduled to ship in February according to article:

http://duckettfishing.com/pages.php?pageid=12

Micro Magic Rods (using micro guide system)

[Shimano4Life]

I have seen these micro guides before. Kistler uses this technology on their newest line I believe.

[yankswon96]

Now you know why he dropped E-21's carrott stix. Looks like this has been planned for awhile.

[DJD]

I read about it but I really wonder how he can compete with Shimano and Loomis? Warranty needs to be lifetime don't you think?

[offdtop]

I read about it but I really wonder how he can compete with Shimano and Loomis? Warranty needs to be lifetime don't you think?

I agree..

[Riverfisher]

Did I miss it or did they not even put a picture of these micro guides on the website?

[Shimano4Life]

Want to see something ironic?

After Boyd Duckett drops e21 and Carrot Stix, e21 now makes a rod with the same features that Boyd Duckett is currently endorsing. Hilarious.

The microguides are supposed to be the new craze.

Check out this link for the e21 Micros:

http://www.tackletour.com/previewe21micro.html

[DJD]

I re-read the intro and I wonder if they have done something different than the standard approach or have a fancy twist to the same that others will have?

From Duckett Fishing site:
Duckett Fishing will be the first rod manufacturer to offer a complete line of casting rods, for all fishing applications, using “Micro Guides”. The use of micro guides on rods is not new, in as much as they have been used successfully on lighter weight rods, in both Europe and Asia for more than twenty years. However, when we began to seriously consider this guide concept for our first series of rods we realized that the micro guides that were available, had been designed and developed for these lighter applications and would never hold up under the rigors of freshwater tournament use. With this in mind we set about to create a series of rods based on the micro guide concept that embraced the positives of the concept, such as ultimate line control, a lighter overall rod weight, a significant increase in casting distance, a substantial improvement in accuracy and yet, would be strong enough to withstand the pressures the rods would face in their new environments of freshwater and inshore tournament trails.
In the development of the series we placed particular emphasis on the guide train, since this is the true heart of the concept. In doing so we found it impossible, with guides that were available. We looked at and tried all micro guides now available in the market place to create a rod series that we could take pride in offering to our customers. To build what we would consider a truly great micro rod series, it would be necessary to create a new guide as well as a re-design of the bracing on the tip tops to aid in the reduction of wind knots and to strengthen the bracing to reduce tip top failure. These two items as minor as they may seem, added to the overall strength and provided for better line flow characteristics of the guide train and reduced the potential collapse of the tip top. Our new guides are the result of a joint design effort forged by Duckett Fishing and supported by American tackle. These new guides are proprietary to Duckett Fishing and are now being produced exclusively for us by American tackle.
The next item to be addressed was the placement of the guides along the guide train. The conventional concept guide placement system was abandoned in favor of guide placement calculations that would allow the positive aspects of the micro guides to be fully realized and to minimize, as much as possible, any chance of line coming in contact with the blank during the loading, compression or tension phases of the blank during the cast or at any point during the retrieve.
The desire to afford perfect balance is two fold. One, balance is critical in reducing arm fatigue allowing you to fish all day and not have to have a cortisone shot when your day is done. Number two is sensitivity. We truly believe that sensitivity is more a function of balance than it is vibration, Since i have never seen or been made aware of a fish that vibrates when it strikes. Balancing a rod makes the tip lighter and therefore allows the rods position to be more easily displaced. It is this movement that you feel in a perfectly balanced rod that is referred to as sensitivity. Balance and sensitivity go hand in hand in the creation of a superb fishing rod. We feel we have achieved this in the micro magic. Although the series is well balanced off the rack we have provided an access port at the base of the butt grip allowing you to personally balance your new “Micro Magic” just the way you want it.

[bassin bruce]

G Loomis is and always will be the rod for me.The warranty is unbeatable and the quality is second to none

[ironhead70]

I read about it but I really wonder how he can compete with Shimano and Loomis? Warranty needs to be lifetime don't you think?

going to make them in china

http://www.boydduckett.com/index.php...=107&Itemid=34

[tomo]

rods sensivity is determined by it's stiffness and it's weight. A complete set of 4mm micro guides weigh less than one of the smaller guides used on factory conventional rods. This weight reduction greatly increases the sensivity and in many cases it increases casting distance. I am talking baitcasters mostly. I have removed the factory guides on at least six Loomis IMX's and even some of my 25 year old Loomis IM6's and put the micro's on them. Believe me they make a big difference. I also spiral wrap all my rods but that is another story for another time. If you want to learn a whole lot more about this subject check out: www.rodmaker.com.