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Duane Richards DR
Registered: May 2008
Location: Vinton, VA
Posts: 231
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Steve's style of spiral wrap with micro guides down to 3mm, camera was sitting flat (close as I could get in my hands) on reel top showing offset guide style
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| · Date: Wed January 27, 2010 · Views: 2,164 · Tags: 1 · Filesize: 83.7kb, 630.3kb · Dimensions: 1547 x 1179 ·
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Andrew Metzger
Registered: July 2009
Posts: 56
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Thu January 28, 2010 8:25am
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You don't have any problems with the line piling up on one side of the spool?
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Duane Richards DR
Registered: May 2008
Location: Vinton, VA
Posts: 231
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Thu January 28, 2010 4:31pm
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NOT AT ALL, ever. Zero. The idea is to get the edge of the guide ring on it's right hand side never too far over to the left if spiraling left. You want that edge of the ring to still pass line straight onto the spool. And remember the last guide is really ON YOUR REEL.
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MARCO ANTONIO SILVA
Registered: February 2006
Location: São Paulo (BRASIL)
Posts: 1,449
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Sat January 30, 2010 4:04pm
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Duane, here in Brazil is much used this setup for fishing vertical jig the great depths with heavy rods, I think very cool
Marco Antonio
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Marco Antonio (Brasil)
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Torin Koski
Registered: April 2007
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Posts: 64
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Sun January 31, 2010 11:22am
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That looks very good. I have yet to do a "successful" spiral. My I ask what type and size of guides you used to pull this off? Which spiral method did you use?
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Duane Richards DR
Registered: May 2008
Location: Vinton, VA
Posts: 231
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Tue February 9, 2010 1:46pm
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Like I said, I used Steve's Gardner's method he taught me a couple years ago. To start I used a 6mm ringed double foot casting Guide (closest to the reel) next came all single foot flys: 2-4mm ringed, and the rest 3mm ringed. The object is to get the line to make the STRAIGHTEST path from the reel to the underside of the blank. Usually this takes 4 guides including the stripping guide (closest to the reel) and you're there.
Thanks Marco, I think it's the only way to build a freshwater casting rod.
DR
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