Technique Specific Fishing Rods - Part 1 of a Series

Manufactures continue to bring to the marketplace new and interesting tools for fishing.  Some have a complete series of rods to match different presentations or baits, lengths, line class and so on.  This series of blogs will deal with several unique technique specific custom rods to be used in special situations where no off-the-shelf rod will do the job.

The first of this series will deal with the Spiral Wrap or Roberts Wrap as is it properly known. 

I am a professional custom rod builder and have explored and use this technique exclusively on all of my casting rod for some time now.  There is no practical reason not to use the wrap other than the time it takes to properly set up the rod. 

The spiral wrap technique is about 100 years old.  It was developed by a cat fisherman in Kansas City.  He believe and correctly so, that a rod should be stable when fighting a big fish.  After a lot of trial and error he came about the technique properly call the Roberts Wrap.  His technique ha morphed over the years and now carries several name, such as spiral wrap,acid wrap,revolver and several others.  The point of the Spiral Wrap is that the wrap will give greater casting distance, better casting accuracy and most importantly, stability in fighting a fish.

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Why Buy A Custom Built Fishing Rod? Part 4 of a series

When considering to purchase a new custom rod, many factors come into play.  We have discussed all manner of detail in the posts below.  The final post of this series concludes with:

Choose a blank according to length, action and power including line test preference.  Custom builders will find the spine of the blank for strength and balance, then install a handle with the proper length to ergonomically fit and suit the fisherperson.  Then guides are added in the correct number according to the needs and requirement of the blank to function properly and fish well.  All of this takes time and expertise to make these elements all come together.

Custom fishing rods are surprisingly affordable and each one is created to suit  individual fishing styles.

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Why Buy A Custom Fishing Rod? Part 3 of a series.

Fishing lines, leader materials, hooks, lures, and reels all have an impact on rod designs.  Physical stature of the fisherperson even comes into play.  It is unreasonable to expect the commercial rod industry to offer such a diverse range of rods.

To get this high degree of specialization, the custom rod is the best answer.

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Why Buy A Custom Built Fishing Rod? Part 2 of a series

Fisherman need to trust their instincts.  If there is something special an angler wants in rod performance, it's easier to build it into a custom rod than it is to buy over the counter.

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