Tips For Consistent Wrap Size
Tips For Consistent Wrap Size
How's it going guys. What tips do you guys have for making your wraps consistent? I've gotten pretty decent at wrapping. My wraps are tight, smooth and pretty clean looking for a beginner in my opinion. But I struggle with getting consistent size wraps. Any tips or you're guys method per se would be awesome!
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- Mattman
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Re: Tips For Consistent Wrap Size
I mark all of my wraps with masking tape.
Matt Davis
Otterods-High performance fishing rods
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Re: Tips For Consistent Wrap Size
I recommend this in beginner classes.
If your wraps are real short you can count turns and be pretty close. I start most wraps 4 turns from the guide foot.
A couple other tips that I think add to appearance. Make both wraps on a double foot guide the same length. Sometimes the foot length on a running guide might be longer than the last reduction guide (Batson F and LY come to mind), so make the wrap on that reduction guide the same as the running guide wraps.
Re: Tips For Consistent Wrap Size
Mattman do you get your guide set (tape/rubberband and then measure where you're wrap will begin and end and then mark it? I guess it would be pretty easy for me to do that since I use rubberband to hold my guides i could mark the start of my wrap with masking tape and then just wrap to my rubberband. I would have to make sure the rubber band is the same place on all the guides though.
Re: Tips For Consistent Wrap Size
I usually have about 3/16" to a 1/4" of wrap before my guide foot. Would you say that's too much?MikeK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 4:44 pmI recommend this in beginner classes.
If your wraps are real short you can count turns and be pretty close. I start most wraps 4 turns from the guide foot.
A couple other tips that I think add to appearance. Make both wraps on a double foot guide the same length. Sometimes the foot length on a running guide might be longer than the last reduction guide (Batson F and LY come to mind), so make the wrap on that reduction guide the same as the running guide wraps.
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Re: Tips For Consistent Wrap Size
I set all my guides in place with guide foot adhesive. Then I measure out my wrap starting points. The end comes naturally when you run out of guide foot. I generally start the wrap that is a distance equal to one-third the guide foot length.
Matt Davis
Otterods-High performance fishing rods
Otterods-High performance fishing rods
Re: Tips For Consistent Wrap Size
Okay I'll give that a try. So it seems like I've been making my wraps a lot bigger than I need. I'll try that out on my next rod. I have an Eternity2 7'2" on the way for a light worm and jig rod! I'm also going to try my hand at some crosswraps and then do some trim wraps for the guide wraps.