Hi there, I just joined been lurking a while…Short Bio, 58 year old R.O.F. 32 years with the phone company, former Marine, commercial fisherman, sport fisherman, living the dream in Northern California and not new to wrapping fishing sticks.

Now to my question

I’m re-wrapping some old Sabre stuff and have decided to use some YLI metallic in some fade wraps this time, in the past I’ve used just nylon (Both NCP and NYL) and I’m wondering if I should use CP on the YLI before going to the next layer.

I’d forgotten how fine A thread is, thank god I had an Optivisor (7X) handy.

Welcome!! Not neccesary! Won't hurt. On butt wraps, I usually use a dab of CP at the cross overs to hold thead in place for successive passes.in place

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

Thanks Mike, I was thinking a lite coat of CP might not hurt to hold stuff still while I do the next layer but not having used the metallic before I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.

I think a lot of use it to keep threads from shifting around

Mike (Southgate, MI)
If I don't want to, I don't have to and nobody can make me (except my wife) cuz I'm RETIRED!!

That is pretty much why I use it on thread that doesnt really need it too. Seems to make wrapping over and under layer of thread easier. Maybe it is just a mental thing but for me it helps.

Hi Jan,

Welcome! What part of No. Cal are you in?

Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

Up here behind the Redwood curtain in McKinleyville, just north of Eureka.

It will also minimize air bubbles during finish application. This can be troublesome at nub trim points on pull throughs.

I love that country up there Jan,


Raymond Adams
Eventually, all things merge, and a river runs through it..

Been a few years '90-'91 since I've been fishing the Mad River. Was stationed on a buoy tender out of the Bay Area.

Hi Spencer,
It is only a few hours drive over to the Trinity for good steelie action.
Pat Majeski ( Fremont, Ca)

It is beautiful country here, it does rain a lot especially if you hail from San Diego like we do and the winters can be a bit long during a real wet one.

That’s one of the reasons a person needs to do stuff like rod wrapping and lapidary/silver smith/fly tying/wood working as otherwise you will end up on your backside in front of the TV all winter and come spring someone will have tattooed “Good Year” on your sides. (Grin)

The air is clean, traffic isn’t too bad and it’s rural so it isn’t a bad place to live.