spiral wrapping a casting rod

[Fishaddict]

I tried spiraling the guides to both sides. Just held on with tubing. And didn't like them going to the right. They didn't load any different, just felt better to me going left. I also use my CT's on them alot, and it makes it much easier to thumb the line back onto the reel when they go left. For me anyway.
Setting one up for the surf is different than they do for standup or boat. Stand up rods make the transition in far less guides. Sometimes in as few as two guides. But doing this realy cuts down on the casting distance. Dosent effect the torque of the rod, but makes big difference on the castability. The guys on the All Coast board have even come up with a set of roller guides made especally for spiral (acid) wrapping a heavy standup rod.
The best advise I can give you is to just try it. Tape or tube a set of guides onto your blank and mess around with the configuration. You'll be pleasently suprised with the results once you get it close.
If I set up a rod for pure distance, like my Cono-flex Gambit, I sill use the conventional method of setting up the rod. But if i'm going to be fishing the Ditch or tossing plugs in the surf, I always bring my spirals.
Guess it's all in what you like..

It's worth a try at the very least. And if you don't like the way it performs, just cut them off and wrap it the way you normaly would. Just don't epoxy it until you decide one way or the other..

Good luck...
Happy wrapping
Bob