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06-14-22, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 79pmooney

McGuffin is a new name to me. Dog Fang and ChainWatcher" are names of two brands of guides that function identically. I'm guessing McGuffin is another. I believe ChainWatcher started this though people have been jury-rigging similar contraptions a long time. (Also leaving their FDs to rub in low gear to accomplish the same effect.)

I use Dog Fang and ChainWatcher interchangeably.

Thanks. I have been using chain catchers for over a decade, when companies come up with one with a different shape and put a trade name on it, I do not read the magazine ads to see what the new names on old stuff are.

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