I disagree. Many big salt water fish are fought and landed on both fly rods and spinning rods equipped with single foot guides. It is true that a bad wrapping or finishing job can render them less hardy, but installed correctly, they are up to the task. See Dale Clemens comments on the subject in his book "Advanced Custom Rod Building". Cheers, Alec

[This message has been edited by flytackle (edited 14 March 2006).]