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Of course in a friendly comical way. It's not a rocket ship.
Put it under load on a drag scale, same reel and obviously line.
What's more comfortable in your hands under 5 pounds of pull.
🙂

Don't get me wrong, I love fishing with the latest generation, super light but powerful tackle that is available to us today. Personally I have already dropped more dollars than I care to admit while keeping up, to a certain extent, with the trends. And, there is no doubt I enjoy fishing even more with a beautifully crafted and well balanced outfit.

Having said that I also have to agree with Rob, Togilator, that perhaps we are starting to overthink certain aspects of custom rod building/ownership. Maybe its because its almost winter and there isn't much left to occupy our minds but the finest details imaginable. Then again, I often say people participate in this sport at all different levels. If the smallest differences of an outfit floats your boat then go for it.

Those of you in my age bracket probably remember the old Fisherman articles written by Matt Ahearn where he described his beloved Cod stick, a converted hickory pool cue! Can't even imagine what that one weighed or if there was any flex at all to the tip. I think I even fished with a few rods like that when I was a kid!!

BTW, I fall on the Spiral Wrap side of this discussion. Once I tried them I never went back. Personally I do believe they reduce the torque on your wrist while holding the foregrip when a good fish surges from side to side.

I go both ways. . .

Spiral wrap vs guides up, I mean.

🙄

acid wrap ? not my cup pf tea ..I do wrap em I'm told I do a good job? I think I did wrap Rob one you can ask him if I do or not..

My take a great way to mask a poorly designed and or built rod...

any well designed & built blank & rod will have little rod twist..one of the major mistakes I see that make rods roll / twist is guide choices sloppy guide choices & design = twist..also poorly designed blanks & layups will..really only way to fit that is wrap them acid or spin..

would you slow cook a dry aged black angus steak ? would you super hot sear & eat extra rare chuck ?

Slow cook 🙂

I can't afford it..

So why don't you go ahead and have it built, what's holding you back?

I think if I remember right the spiral wraps started when the old school e glass
black and cod fisherman started to get up there in the age and needed a rod
with a little forgiveness in it. I was thinking of having one built but with a side-
winder reel matched with it. I just want a change of pace with a litte check this
out, give it a try. What do you think? Keep in mind. I like to porgy fish but i'm not
looking to bump into a kid or a senior citizen and accidently hurt someone.
For that reason I've been putting most of my efforts canyon fishing. For the
reason I'm not looking to babysit anyone.

I'm not happy when I'm fishing the canyon on a multi day trip and
I get woken up from a deep sleep from someone in their seventies
that just fell, HELP HELP HELP ! ! ! 🙄

Am I allowed? I have no clue who this is. Would it be okay if I grab him?

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