Faulkner Family - the guides on that rod are indeed supposed to be like that. It is intended for rods with overhead reels to prevent the rod wanting to twist when under heavy loads. It also does wonders to prevent the braid from wrapping around the tip of the rod while jigging
Faulkner Family
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looks like you had great
looks like you had great conditions . one thing i did notice tho is your rod needs the runners set right.
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Jim
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Isnt rod supposed to be like
Isnt rod supposed to be like that? stops the rod twisting with the overheads.
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Faulkner Family - the guides
Faulkner Family - the guides on that rod are indeed supposed to be like that. It is intended for rods with overhead reels to prevent the rod wanting to twist when under heavy loads. It also does wonders to prevent the braid from wrapping around the tip of the rod while jigging
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gotta say i have never seen
gotta say i have never seen one like that for an overhead, must be a kiwi thing. lol.
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Alan James
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They have been around for a long time Russ. Commonly known as spiral wrapped guides or acid wrapped.
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acid wrapped . maybe the guy
acid wrapped . maybe the guy who first did one like that was on acid.
. cheers alan , i have heard the term spiral wrap before now i know what it is
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