Rod #2 and the begining #3

[Profish00]

getting addicting:confused:

[Michael Dill]

Nice looking wraps, Profish. And heck yes it gets addicting. have you tried any 4 or 8 axis wrapes yet? like the fish scales or tartan wraps, now those are a challenge.

[Profish00]

no not yet, but the diamonds are getting old. The softwear for those wraps are expencive..been doing my homework on rod Building

[Goags]

VERY nice! Can you post up specs on the builds (blanks, guides, etc)? I'm still learning. jerry

[RAMON]

nice wrap that looks really great I cant belive that you are even acid wraping them. I never have gotten into the acid wraps but it sure does look sharp.

Ramon

[Profish00]

Acid wrap?...Im kinda new..what is that

[RAMON]

what we call a spiral wrap here in Texas on the west coast they call it an acid wrap sorry about the confusion it looks awesome though

Ramon

[shrky2413]

I wanted to ask what the purpose of the spiral wrap was. It seems to be really gaining popularity.

[Profish00]

They say it casts better and fights fish better maybe Billy could answer this he is the expert.

[RAMON]

they say that it keeps the rod from wanting to twist out of your hand when your fighting a good fish. I have never personaly had a rod try to twist on me but I wouldnt mind hookin a fish that would make that happen. I think that if you align the spine right it wouldnt torque out of your hand anyhow but that is only my dos centovos.

Ramon

[Profish00]

The spine is the spot on the rod with the least resistance...with that said do you fight the fish with the spine at least resistance or 180 degree from the spine? I have read alot about this and want to make sure Im building corectly

[Goags]

No first hand experience, yet, but Rick Forhan had an article in Rodmaker mag. Vol 4 issue 2. I'll quote him: "With a spiral wrap, you can relax about where you place the spine. The guides under the rod are going to stabilize the rod no matter where you place the spine. Here are some possible options: 1. spine on top- This is the normal position and the one where the blank will experience the most stability during the fight. 2. spine on bottom-This will give you a better overhand cast and a slightly stiffer side to the fish for the fight. 3. spine offset- You can offset the spine for actual hand position on the back cast. Most anglers roll their wrist over about 30 degrees for an overhead cast. Place the spine opposite that position (soft side goes back with the lure loading the rod). The guides on the tip section are still 180 degrees from the reel and determine the stable position of the rod when fighting a fish." Too much info? Hope it helps...I can scan the article if need be. There is another good article on spiral in Vol 6 issue 5 on diff. transition methods. Jerry

[jcasisa]

The spiral wrap eliminates torque. You dont need to be fighting a fish to test it out, it is simple physics. This is a neat way to see it in action. Tie something heavy to the end of your line ( at least 10 lbs) with a non-spiral rod, then place the butt of the rod in your belly and with and open hand under the grip .. lift up. The string wants to go to the bottom of the rod, so the the rod will twist on your belly. With a spiral wrap, the line gets to the bottom of the pole so there is no twisting. Does that make sense??

From what I understand .. anything lighter than 20 lbs .. it really doesnt matter, but the heavier the load the moe it helps. I have a 30 to 50 lbs Seeker blank that I built with a spiral wrap and it rocks.

-John

[RAMON]

the easiest way to determine spine is to place the butt on the floor and then lightly hold the tip with one hand on the other apply pressure to the blank and slowly turn it until it jumps to a natural bend. when that happens you have found the spine or the natural curve of the blank. guide placemnt is like this. for s castin the guides will go on the outside of the curve and spining guides go to the inside. I Have recently built several rods and aligned the spine corectly and have tested the theroy that John talked about and have not had one rod try to twist on me and that was placing the rod in an open palm and picking up on it.

Ramon