acid wrap

TUNAGUY · May-17-2004, 05:57 PM

im gunna start wrapping a 858 for calicos and im going to do what i think is an acid wrap with the guides twisting around the rod

does this really help you get a farther cast?

and does it make the fight feel like your fighting the fish and not the rod

these are things i have heard about acid wrap just wondering if i should wrap my rod like this or just regular

**Jason** · May-17-2004, 06:18 PM

I would think that regular would cast better. The acid wraps I have seen all have roller guides as the stripper. IMO they look ghey. Never used one. Don't care to try it. Close minded to ghey looking shit.

**Orca** · May-17-2004, 06:19 PM

IMHO it's a waste of time and a good blank. it certainly will not cast farther. More resistance to the line flowing through the guides.

TUNAGUY · May-17-2004, 06:21 PM

thanks jason yea i was just gunna wrap something new so i dunno

**Surfdoc** · May-17-2004, 06:27 PM

Inregards to Acid wrapped rods, you should seek the guidence of Rodbldr from this board. Jim has been doing it for years, and caught some impressive fish.

Also on the AC board, ChefJim aka Akuhed has been wrapping acid style for a few years and is one of the pioneers of it. I have caught a 60# Yellow Fin Tuna on a calstar 765L that was acid wrapped and it worked fine.

**MR Limpet** · May-17-2004, 07:08 PM

spiral wrapped rods or roberts wrap started in 1908,the main reason why they do it is to cut back on guides,just like a spining rod,and that is why you mainly see it done to parabolic down rigger rods, now if your looking for attention with what your fishing with ,that is the way to go

**Jason** · May-17-2004, 07:16 PM

If you want to cast farther you could flip the spine over... an 8.5' stick you should have no problems casting.

TUNAGUY · May-17-2004, 08:00 PM

thanks alot for the response yea i think im just gunna wrap it like normal to much work for no real reason

Fishslayer · May-17-2004, 09:45 PM

You won't get hooked...

Fishslayer

Billy 40 · May-19-2004, 09:10 AM

Why would Acid hinder your cast? If the line forms a relatively straight line from reel to the tip top, it will be just like guide on top. The line isn't smart enough to know if it's on top of the blank, on the side, bottom - but it is smart enough to know it's going in a straight line.

Now, I'm not saying you'll cast further, or if you are power casting for distance you're gonna get the same distance, but if you set it up properly, it will cast on par with a traditional guides on top set up. Of course that assumes you set it up properly.

The Main reason is not to cut down on guides. The main reason is to eliminate torque.

Too much "work" - it's easier to set up Acid than traditional, since when you static deflect (assuming you do this) the guides don't roll onto the bottom. Of course you could wind a bunch of layers of masking tape the hold the guides on, but for what? I use surgical tubing, when the rod is flexed, they don't move (if I put too much pressure they might pop out)

LEt's not make it into rocket science.

**MR Limpet** · May-19-2004, 09:22 AM

say all you want,but the line is not going straight off the reel,and as for the torque,that is right where your stripper and transition guides are.

Billy 40 · May-19-2004, 10:24 AM

Torque = rod rocking back and forth. As previously stated, no torque.

Line comes off at a slight angle from the spool. If you casted properly set up Acid you'd know this doesn't hinder the distance of the cast a bit. How far do you guys cast out there anyway?