I am doing sone light live baiting rods.

I want to keep the rods as light as possible.

Was thinking about doing the guides with trim wraps.

Do you use same size thread always.

How does it look with A thread for the trim wraps and D for the guide wraps?

See you on the water, Doug
Captain Paddlefoot

If you want to keep the rod as light as possible, use A throughout. D will absorb more finish and add weight.

It will also look amateurish. I know because I did that 60 yrs ago because I didn't know any better.
Herb

I'm a fan of A for guide wraps and silks for trim. Gossamer is pretty thin.

Doug,
If you are building rods that require the use of D sized thread for the guides, thread weight is virtually not part of the weight equation.

You can change one guide to a different guide and absorb all of any weight difference you might have with changing thread size. You are using a reel on a rod of this weight that likely weighs in at over two lbs. So, a gram or two is really not part of the weight equation on rods of this nature.

Be safe

By the way, if you want to save weight on thread, use only enough thread to tie on the guides and use no thread anywhere else on the rod.
No trim thread and no fancy wrap thread.

Also, it takes a lot less time to build the rod.

By the way, if you want to save weight on thread, use only enough thread to tie on the guides and use no thread anywhere else on the rod.
No trim thread and no fancy wrap thread.

Also, it takes a lot less time to build the rod.

Roger, I don't know why a reel for a light live bait rod should weigh over 2 pounds? Maybe I am missing something.

Randy,
In the original post, the question was asked if it was all right to use A thread for trim thread when using heavy thread for the guide wraps.

From that statement, I made the assumption that the only reason that one would use D thread was because the rod was a very heavy action using heavy guide, reel seat and reel - in order to need the strength of D thread.

If my assumptions were incorrect, I apologize.

Be safe



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/18/2014 10:23PM by roger wilson.

No need to apologize Roger, he never mentioned the line or lure weight. Or why he was thinking about using size D thread.