John,
<<I noticed that after only
6 weeks of use my SA Striper line is grooving the hell out of my guides, esp.
the tip (Pac Bay black finish). The only one requiring replacement just now is
the tip, which is heavily grooved. Haven't fished *that* much yet, might spend
the $9.00 on a titanium jobber.>>
Got a deal on 9' 10wt blanks by Pac Bay, but they said the titanium guides were
backordered and would take weeks to get. So I decided to go with the standard
guides and just got all of the hardware this week. Are you sure it is the line or are they
or are there guides a problem? Did you buy or make yours? How do you like the
rod, other than that?
Mike T