Acid wrapped guides

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• Swamprat Posts: 1,058 Officer

  February 2015 #2

  I believe you are correct but not sure if it is much of an advantage over traditional guide placement. I know it is more popular on the West coast of the U.S.
  
  I would believe if it was a major game changer you would see commercial production rods offering it but maybe because it is cost prohibitive for them to offer both flavors.
  
  A custom builder on this forum could answer this better.

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• reel stamas Posts: 6,153 Admiral

  February 2015 #3

  I love mine for Big Groupers & AJs... but unless you're fighting big fish w/>20lbs of drag, IMO there's not a lot of benefit...

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• FishInFL Posts: 2,222 Captain

  February 2015 #4

  I wonder if it's like the qwerty keyboard where more efficient options exist but most are afraid to produce/change

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• jcanracer Posts: 4,344 Moderator

  February 2015 #5

  I used a spiral wrapped rod on one trip this January. I vertical jig with a conventional reel and what was nice about the spiral rod was that the line never wrapped around the rod tip during rapid jigging. In contrast this can be a common annoyance with a regular rod with a fast action tip. I will say though, I got skunked on that trip, so I have no idea how it would hold up in a fight with an AJ or BFT.

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• Spineyman Destin, FlPosts: 8,373 Admiral

  February 2015 #6

  It stops the rod from torqueing in your hands. The pull is straight up and down so you fight the fish not the rod and fish. It makes a huge difference.

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• Silent snooker Posts: 378 Deckhand

  February 2015 #7

  i agree with spineyman it makes a noticeable difference. the rod isn't twisting from left to right during a fight. as far as casting goes. i have two avet sx combos on the same blank. one has the acid wrap the other a conventional guide set up and can cast them both equally.

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• Derek-R Posts: 44 Deckhand

  February 2015 #8

  Spineyman is correct on the purpose of an acid wrap. All it does is prevent the rod from twisting in your hand by placing the weight of the rod at the underside of the blank. A well spined rod with a higher end blank (seeker blanks is the lowest I build with) in a traditional setting is almost as effective at reducing the twist that one would normally see because you are using the strength of the blank.
  
  Care needs to be used while selecting guides used for an acid wrap, guides are usually designed to handle vertical pressure and an acid wrap will induce a vertical and horizontal pressure.

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• PP1 Posts: 332 Deckhand

  February 2015 #9

  The last three got it right. A buddy of mine REALLY got into rod building for a while and even made a spiral casting rod. I borrowed it for a while and fished topwater, DOA shrimp and all types of other lures with it. It actually cast very well and fought fish good too. Caught some decent trout, reds, and smalish snook with it.
  
  There's very little benefit on that light of a rod, but it didn't hinder it either.

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• Xaf Posts: 1,108 Officer

  February 2015 #10

  Rod manufacturers don't make them because they don't sell. Most people think they look odd and will buy a conventional rod before they will buy a spiral built rod.

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• Spineyman Destin, FlPosts: 8,373 Admiral

  February 2015 #11

  If you do a lot of speed jigging you will also get the line wrapped around the top guide on a conventional rod quite frequently. It does not happen with an acid wrapped rod either. There is definitely a noticeable difference in overall performance.

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• reel stamas Posts: 6,153 Admiral

  February 2015 #12

  If I had a nickel for everybody who says "WTH happened to that Rod?"

  There should be NO Commercial Fishing for any fish species considered 'Over-fished' , 'Undergoing Overfishing' or Subject to Recreational Seasons, Limits, or Closures... Game Fish Status IS the Answer !!!

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• nightfly Posts: 504 Officer

  February 2015 #13

  I own 2 spiral wrapped rods. One of them I've had nearly 10 years. Great for fighting fish and casting. Have not found a downside to using these rods.

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• SaveMyRiver Posts: 430 Deckhand

  February 2015 #14

  +1

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