ultegra line guard

[mardenq]

anyone remove the line guard and use reel without it

[LiamNE]

I remove the guard from most of my reels, unless we are talking little spinning reels.

I have an ultegra and I haven't actually removed the guard from this reel...no reason other than its expensive and I could sell it on. Also the guard is good on the Ultegra and works well, unlike say the Penn affinity / SurfB where it is big. clunky and prone to reset I found.
I wouldn't hesitate though - is there a reason why you don't want to do it?

[mardenq]

I remove the guard from most of my reels, unless we are talking little spinning reels.

I have an ultegra and I haven't actually removed the guard from this reel...no reason other than its expensive and I could sell it on. Also the guard is good on the Ultegra and works well, unlike say the Penn affinity / SurfB where it is big. clunky and prone to reset I found.
I wouldn't hesitate though - is there a reason why you don't want to do it?

if the two slots it runs in get sand/grit it they can break as only plastic,seen I few where this has happened