What is an acid wrapped rod?
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Asked by: Ivani Melhouse
An Acid Rod or “Spiral Wrapped Rod” is a conventional or casting rod who’s guides start out on top of the. blank and then rotate around the rod leaving the final guides and tip under the blank. In a nutshell, this. guide placement reduces torque allowing you to fight larger fish on lighter tackle with less fatigue.
What are acid wrapped rods used for?
Acid-wrapped rod design allows for a lighter build with better overall balance and weight distribution throughout the blank—resulting in more power and sensitivity from your tackle system.
Can you cast acid wrapped rods?
And there's a less line friction means I can cast farther cast farther. And I think it doesn't heat up your line is better so you can see it's trying to strong your line -.
Can you cast with a spiral wrapped rod?
It’ll be one of the longest casts you’ll ever make, although you’ll not get that lure back. For as long as I have been using spiral wrapped rods, I have never seen any loss in casting distance at all.
What is a spiral wrapped rod?
The spiral wrap is the method of wrapping a rod by placing some guides on the top and side of the rod blank and the majority of the guides are then placed on the bottom of the rod blank, hence the term spiral wrapped rod. This design concept is believed to have been introduced around 1909.
