I didn't realize until a week or so ago, but I must have stumbled on to you right after your board became active. All of you have been a wealth of information and I am very greatful. The more I learn the more I don't know. Just wish I was close enough to see and learn in person. That said...all the books, etc. I have read have said to wrap guides on only with thread. I read an article today that said to use a very small drop of super glue on the guides to hold them in place while wrapping. Now that would make wrapping easier, but I have some serious reservations about this. Most importantly not being able to make minor adjustments to alignment. Has anyone tried this and what were your results? Thanks in advance for the help and thanks again for all the help you never knew you were giving me. Kat

well ill tell u i tried it and will never do it again ..... if im useing double foot ill tape 1 foot while im wraping the other if im useing single ill heat the foot a little and a small " i mean just enough to hold it " of hot melt glue . this works and i only place the guide on when im ready to wrap it not all guides at one time hope this helps ....John T Burford aka: Tightline Rod's

It's not a good idea. Listen to what John says.

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Find surgical tubing, cut into thin "little rubberbands" and secure guides with them. Even on single foots I put the band near the heel of the foot, then once I have wrapped halfway up the foot, I cut the band off with knife. Works great and much easier when test casting to move the guides rather than messing with tape. I know some are avid tape users, but I prefer the bands. Cheap and effective.

No superglue! I use a clothes pin on a 2 foot guide to hold one side while I wrap the other. Use the soft wood ones that have the two rounded cutouts in the jaws. The round cutout and the soft wood make for a good grip without damaging the blank. When a blank gets too small for a clothes pin to grab I use a plastic covered bread tie to secure the guide. Just twist it until the guide is snug on the blank. On one foot guides this also works to hold it until you get the thread up on the guide foot. I only use the bread tie once or twice so as not to have exposed wire touching my blank. You can even take a Dremel tool and cut the "jaws" of the clothes pin in half length-wise so you can hold narrow single foot guides until you can get the thread up on the foot securely.

Mike Moran
Alleghany Anglers