Bigfishbob wrote: I haven't really seen it adopted in any other part of the world except here.
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I've only built one acid-wrapped so may be wrong here but not only can you get away with less guides, but also smaller guides = less $$$ if using sic's etc. Apart from the increased difficulties in deciding where to place guides (which admittedly is a biggy) are there any con's to acid-wrapped - the only one I can think of is that some people think they look naff.
Fishing rods are very subjective, what works for my style of fishing may not work for yours.
Hard_core_gamer wrote: Why do they call it acid wrap rods? |
Red Hunter wrote: If you guys are interested have a look at this , by a bloke called Denis Brown , known on this forum by some http://www.360tuna.com/forum/f74/spiral-not-spiral-12165/index3.html it will help understand a lot . |
The Dog wrote: I still dont get the acid/spiral wrap thing.(Other than removing the twist sensation when you have the rod loaded) I thought the spine/backbone of a rod blank ran down one side in a straight line? (not a rod builder) |
The Dog wrote: If the spine of the rod is the most crucial thing to consider when building then what effect does it play when you wrap the load around the blank i.e not following the spine ? |
The Dog wrote: Also does the acid/spiral wrap put a twist type load into the blank when load is applied through the guides? |
The Dog wrote: If in fact it does twist the blank slightly when loaded what effect does this have on the action and life of said blank? |
The Dog wrote: Is there a blank that has been specifically designed for acid/spiral wrapped guides i.e the spine is built around the blank along its length?
Very interesting subject this. |
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