I have built 4 rods, do you guys use a bobbin to wrap the last few tip guides on ? They can be a real pain.
I have built 4 rods, do you guys use a bobbin to wrap the last few tip guides on ? They can be a real pain.
I don't. I still use the thread carriage on my wrapper.
98 Bullet 20XD
225 Pro Max
Same ^^^^^^^
Using a bobbin is a mistake. Use a small strip of masking tape to tape the guide to the rod as tightly as possible and still allow for you to wrap about 1/2 of the foot down before you remove the tape. It gets easier with practice. Are you using a rod stand or doing it by hand?
I have the Mud Hole turn key outfit.
I use a bobbin to wrap my tip tops. Started doing it with super light and flimsy ice rod tips as I just couldn't wrap them normally, and have found it works easier on long rods too. It'd be a mistake for anything other than a tip top though, in my opinion, and I know lots of guys don't even wrap their tip tops.
2011 Skeeter ZX225
225 Yamaha HPDI Series 2
Minn Kota Ultrex 112 52"
Console: HDS 16 Carbon
Bow: HDS 12 Carbon, Solix 12 G2, Mega 360
In the Get Bit tutorials, the owner holds the spool of thread in his hand while the power wrapper turns the rod. I saw a YouTube vid the other day where the guy did the same thing, but had the thread in a bobbin. I think the bobbin would make it easier to keep the thread from running over itself. Also like the idea of using it for tip tops.