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I assume that you're concerned about guide wear. These rods will indeed handle braid, and you will most likely NEVER experience guide wear with Fuji aluminum oxide guides when targeting freshwater species like bass or walleye. That being said, many anglers will tell you to go with a rod equipped with SiC Rings if you know your rod will be handling braided lines. This is because Fuji SiC rings are twice as hard as aluminum oxide, making them more abrasion resistant. Again, though, I hear a lot more talk about super lines cutting and wearing guides than I’ve actually ever seen. In fact, the only guides I've ever seen cut by braids were on extremely cheap rods. Hope this helps.