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Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: J.B. Hunt (---.ppoe.dsl.logantele.com)
Date: November 22, 2013 03:43PM

Will the PacBay Minima micros stand up to Braided line without grooving ?

J.B.Hunt
Bowling Green, KY

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: Ken Finch (---.onlinehome-server.info)
Date: November 22, 2013 03:45PM

The company says they can and will not groove under braid. I have not had any problems so far but have only had them on some rods for a couple years. No way for me to say what they may look like five years from now.

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: November 22, 2013 06:34PM

Check out some posts

[rodbuilding.org]

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: Tom Wewerka (---.bltmmd.fios.verizon.net)
Date: November 22, 2013 10:40PM

Check out this one in particular and the comments of Geoff Staples, product manager of Pacific Bay International.

[rodbuilding.org]


Fishing braid and salt on the Upper Chesapeake bay and my customers love them.

Tom- Tom's Custom Rods

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: J.B. Hunt (---.ppoe.dsl.logantele.com)
Date: November 23, 2013 10:58AM

Good reading. I was curious about other builders experiences. I am getting a lot of repairs in with guide rings popped out. It appears the majority are
being stepped on while laying on the boat deck. That's all part of being a Bass tournament fisherman I guess. I don't mind fixing them if they don't mind breaking them.

J.B.Hunt
Bowling Green, KY

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: November 23, 2013 01:51PM

JB,
Several years of using Pac Bay Minima 4 guides.

O rods have come back with any guide complaints from using minima 4 guides.

However, I did have some issues with minima 3 guides and won't use them.

Be safe



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/24/2013 10:45AM by roger wilson.

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: Robert A. Guist (---.dhcp.embarqhsd.net)
Date: November 23, 2013 02:22PM

Hay Roger, don't you mean guides not blanks?

Stay Cool.

Tight Wraps.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: November 23, 2013 02:56PM

Then Why Did you post that you had line cut or frayed with the 3's

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: Robert A. Guist (---.dhcp.embarqhsd.net)
Date: November 23, 2013 03:14PM

Hello Bill

Who are you talking too?

Bob,

New Bern, NC.

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: November 23, 2013 04:08PM

Roger

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: Robert A. Guist (---.dhcp.embarqhsd.net)
Date: November 23, 2013 04:42PM

OK. Bill.

Bob,

New Bern, NC.

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: November 23, 2013 04:48PM

Maybe I will just stick with ringlock guides

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: roger wilson (---.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)
Date: November 24, 2013 10:15AM

Robert,
Correct.

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: Chuck Mills (---.grenergy.com)
Date: November 26, 2013 12:15PM

I have them on a Batson CB66M that I use for walleye shore casting at night. Many thousands of casts with 8# Fireline and no issues at all. I'm using the Minima 4 M guides, 4W runners and Minima tip.

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"Angling is extremely time consuming.
That's sort of the whole point." - Thomas McGuane

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: bill boettcher (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: November 26, 2013 12:40PM

Chuck
Sounds like you need larger sizes like maybe 6's for that icing

Bill - willierods.com

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Re: Pac-bay Minima Guides
Posted by: Chuck Mills (---.grenergy.com)
Date: November 26, 2013 03:23PM

Only happened a couple times. Not an issue. It was last night of the season last year.

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That's sort of the whole point." - Thomas McGuane

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