Do any of you guys use spiral wrapped guides for your land based shark fishing? I'm building a 10' Jawbone 1053 rod for my Avet EX50W and going the spiral wrap route. Any reason not to do this (besides looking funny)?
i have my 9/0 rod acid wrapped. i love it. if you dont use a belt a acid wrapped rod wont twist when fighting a fish. i love them and they are a great conversation piece to.
An Acid Rod or "Spiral Wrapped Rod" is a conventional or casting rod who's guides start out on top of the
blank and then rotate around the rod leaving the final guides and tip under the blank. In a nutshell, this
guide placement reduces torque allowing you to fight larger fish on lighter tackle with less fatigue.
Here are several definitions covering variations of the name, taken from the rodbuilding.org glossary:
Acid Wrap -
"Another term for the spiral wrap. The term originated on the West Coast when one proponent of the wrap
"Jim Racela" was said to have been on "acid" when he wrapped his rod in spiral fashion."
Spiral Wrap -
"A method for taking the line to the bottom of the rod on conventional casting type rods. Results in a rod
which will not twist under load and is inherently stable."
Robert's Wrap -
"Another term for the spiral wrap named after rod builder Chuck Roberts, another proponent of spiral
wrapping for casting rods."
Ive tried that rod and it makes a world of difference. Next rod im def having it wrapped with a spiral
see everybody wants to touch my rod. lol. yea i love the acid wrapped rods. once you try one you wont want any other rod.
Awesome, can't wait to try it out.
dan where u from?
dan where u from?
Corpus Christi, TX, we usually fish on the Padre Island National Seashore about 60 miles down the beach, lot's of shark species down here.
kool kool. i want to see the rod when its done.