as far a guides go pacbay minima 4s tick all the boxes , if you dont like the silver finish they come in black aswell , extra cost for black though , but i know a guy that fishes alot and does a bit of casting aswell , he got an m4 evo built with minima 4s , he just throws his gear in the back of a transit on top of tools etc , no rod bag , he bent the but ring a few times in different directions and the insert refuses to pop out , if it were a fugi lined guide it would have beeen replaced 10 times over