As I read through the FAOL threads on rods I noticed several people stating that they have so and so's rod and they really like it a lot, but, if they had one complaint it would be that the rod came with single foot guides and they wish it had snake guides instead.

Why do these people wish the rod came with snake guides instead of single foot guides?

Is there an advantage with snake guides over single foot and if there is, what is it?

Will removing the single foot guides and replacing them with snake guides change the action or weight of the rod?

Until reading these threads I never wondered much about the type of guides on my rods and now wonder if I remove the single foot guides and replaced them with snake guides, will I notice a difference in the rod action?

Just curious and wanted to see what those "in the know about fly rods" thought about this....