Spiral cast

[Jack catcher]

G'day all,

I'm looking ant turning a hastings PUR60m into an spiral cast and am unsure on which runners to put on which angle.

Can anybody out there point me in the right direction? Any help would be greatly appreciated

[finga]

Have a look at the Acid Rod site.
They explain the wrap a bit there and give a gauge for the angles.

When I do mine they're set up roughly and loaded to see the clearances and then I take it down to the park and do test casting and then tie a bag with some sand in it and drag it over the ground to see if it's going to load straight.

I'll be redoing a UR602 in the new year to a spiral.
http://www.acidrod.com/

[Noelm]

still not too sure you would not be better off to just use a Threadline reel and standard spinning rod in the first place!! BUT I have built a lot of spiral wraps and can see some minute advantage, but not enough to convince me that it is the "way to go" but by all means, give it a whirl and see what you think, and as mentioned if it is to be a one off or experiment, a trail and error with taped on guides is the way to start off.

[Owen]

Jack,
There are many types of spiral wrap.
Do a search on "simple spiral", "acid wrap" and "revolver wrap" to name a few.

You also should consider what reel you're going to use.
General consensus is that if it's not a level wind then your guides should spiral away from the handle (usually to the left) so that your non-winding hand can guide the line easily.

I prefer it on the handle side so that you can lay the rod on the deck, but I only have level wind reels.

[finga]

J
You also should consider what reel you're going to use.
General consensus is that if it's not a level wind then your guides should spiral away from the handle (usually to the left) so that your non-winding hand can guide the line easily.

I prefer it on the handle side so that you can lay the rod on the deck, but I only have level wind reels.
Mate that's why I take it down to the park and do a test wind whilst under load.
I try and get them to load the middle by slight adjustments of the guide closest to the reel.
Otherwise they will load one side or the other quite readily and easily.
Easy then to make spool load up level then....even on a non-level wind reel.
The big advantage I got out of them is the stability under load.
No twisting of the rod out of my hands when I have a big who-a on ;D
Well at least it would if I get a biggun' on :'(

[Noelm]

I always built them "left handed" that is first guide away from the handle! but I guess there is no reason you could not do it either way!

[Jack catcher]

Cheers guys greatly appreciated;D

[HST]

Any special needs to be in tune to get the most out of it ,run it the same way as the waters spirals ,right in the southern and left in the northern ,

[finga]

You mean tune it to be in sequence with the Coriolis effect??
Looks like I have to move. Mine all spiral to the left :(

[grave41]

I dont care which way they spiral i love them .
Graham