Hi all. I build fairly heavy saltwater rods and now I spiral wrap everything because its awesome. I use the bumper method to spiral wrap all my rods. Now when I build conventionally I always under wrap my guides to protect blank from downward force of line pushing down guide into blank. But now I spiral wrap and the 0 degree guide I still under wrap but is it necessary to under wrap the other 180 degree guides? Because the line is pulling the guide away from blank not down into it. I hope this makes sense any input appreciated!!

Not really necessary on any rod and probably even less so on a spiral or spinning rod. The real purpose would be to keep the guides from slipping or moving on the rod blank, which on a spiral they aren't likely to do.

If you want to do it, however, it's not likely to hurt anything if we're talking about a fairly heavy rod. On light to medium stuff the performance and response will be better if you forego the weight of an underwrap and finish.

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40 lb rods and over I would Under not really Just prep the guides well

Did not like that 60 lb I had there

Bill - willierods.com



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/30/2013 05:22PM by bill boettcher.

The line pulls away on your spiraling guides?

Ok what I mean is that when the blank is under load the line is in contact with the top of the ring opposite the guide feet and the force of the load would be pulling the guide down. So the guide isn't being pushed down like in a conventionally wrapped blank.