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New to building. Wrapping a 9' 8wt fly rod
Posted by: Gerald Clay (---.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com)
Date: May 01, 2017 11:00PM

Hey I'm about to do my first build and was thinking of doing a small 6-8" wrap. I know with fly rods weight is everything but how much could a wrap really affect the performance. I've done a few wraps on dowels and feel comfortable so far. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Gerald

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Re: New to building. Wrapping a 9' 8wt fly rod
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: May 01, 2017 11:17PM

Weight and where you put the weight, are two different things. A short crosswrap just above the handle isn't going to upset the rod by any practical measure.

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Re: New to building. Wrapping a 9' 8wt fly rod
Posted by: Donald La Mar (---.lightspeed.lsvlky.sbcglobal.net)
Date: May 02, 2017 01:20PM

You an also include inlaid turns or grape vines in the ferrule reinforcing wraps with essentially no weight penalty.

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Re: New to building. Wrapping a 9' 8wt fly rod
Posted by: Gerald Clay (---.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com)
Date: May 05, 2017 10:35AM

Thanks for the help. I was thinking of doing single thread inlays on the ferrules as well. Maybe some olive branches.

Gerald

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