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Its a method to take the twist out of conventional rods while fighting fish. A rod tends to want to twist so that the spine will be opposite the applied load. Even on a well spined rod , the fish just a little to one side or even a slight cahnge in hand position and the rod wants to start twisting. The guides on a spiral wrapped rod start on the top of the blank like a standard conventional but each guide towards the tip is offset by say 60 degrees (just and example of one scheme) so that after about 3 or 4 guides you have the guides lined up along the bottom side of the blank. With the tip section having all bottom guides , the rod does not twist in your hand while fishting fish. Its been used very successfully on boat rods but the question is always whether it will rob you of casting distance on a surf rod. I don't know the answere yet.
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