i was just reading the latest issue of bass masters and there was an article on the whole microguide craze i can understand the pros of having it for a trigger rod but is there any significant pros of having it on a spinning reel i do understand the guide closes to the reel seat will have to be regular size but any tips would be great because i'm looking for a new spinning rod preferably with a split grip if it comes down to no real pros of microguide ill go just with a regular split grip rod but any help would be nice

"Micro" guides are even more of an advantage on spinning rods due to their usual lighter power. In any application the smallest lightest guide that will get the job done will allow the blank to retain more of it's design characteristics. The more weight you can reduce, especially from the tip, the better the rod will perform. You are right that a spinning rod requires the line to be tamed but I accomplish that with 2-3 transition guides on a custom build. One factor to consider is passing knots and connections. 20# braid to 8# leader should pass through a size 3 or so guide. If you'll be fishing sub freezing where icing could be a problem micros might not be the best choice. Other than that I use them on 90% of my bass rod builds.

thanks for your tips do you guys build custom rods because that was another thing i was looking into since you know being in pa the weather for good bass fishing is really slowing down and i needed something to do in the winter so i was considering building my own rod but if you guys build custom rods i might just take that route i usually use either mono or fluro on my reels but those tips were helpful i really gotta think about somethings is it true it helps reduce line twist too in a spinning set up?

Yes, I'm a rod builder as well as reel tech. I've done several for members here. email me some details of what you're looking for in a rod and I'll shoot you some thoughts and we can go from there.

As for micros helping to manage line twist, I don't see how that would be.