American Tackle TiForged Spinning Guides – High Frame Titanium/Duralite (Clearance)

I really like the titanium guides. You can definitely feel a difference in weight between the titanium and stainless steel. The Nanolite is comparable to Fuji's SIC guides whereas I compare the Duralite to Alconite. The silver-colored titanium guides are great. Unfortunately, the black titanium guides are not durable. The black color have come off the guides on my rods (see pics.)

These are a no brainer on clearance, and the reason I’m considering AT for more of my builds.

If someone is going to the effort and expense to build a custom rod, to me it makes sense to use the materials that will make the end product last the longest and perform the best. That is true value. Why build a great rod that has guides that will rust out ? The AmTack titanium guides will outlast the rod guide wrappings and can even be reused years later on a new or rebuild. That's real value.