Wanna build a rod but don't have a table-top wrapping setup to spin on the threads?

[Leprechaun]

Never fear, NFC (Gary Loomis's rod blank shop) to the rescue! Of course you still need a way to rotate the finished rod so the wrap coating dries evenly. But putting together one of those is peanuts, compared to a full wrapping set-up.

Or maybe a better thought, build your rod and give it to a shop like Causeway and let them apply the wrap epoxy. See Mike the rod builder there for this.

 

[OVERBORED]

IMHO..... looks like crap. That said, I would use it if building an ultralight rod. I hate using "A" thread.

I think Mark Flynn always liked using C and D. He was my guru..........

 

[Leprechaun]

Nah, I think it looks kinda cool - like a "murdered out" full carbon custom rod. That's why some guys wrap black blanks with completely black thread. Not my style, but it does look legit when complete.

What the vid didn't show is that some guys doing this carbon tape thing do put a thin trim band of thread on the ends of the carbon tape. Maybe three or four turns of thread. I saw a video like that and I thought it looked very custom when complete.

Mark was a lot of guy's guru. I ran into him on the LIRR years after he closed his shop. He had become a conductor. He recognized me before I did him - he was sporting a full beard and so it took a beat or two for my old brain to make the I.D. We chatted briefly and that was that, as he had responsibilities to take care of. He looked well and sounded happy. Probably because he never made any kind of money at all with his shop.

 

[OVERBORED]

He made Sea Isle alot of money thats for sure!

Great guy, big heart. Glad he's doing well.

Dont like the carbon look much. Kind of like the Matte paint jobs these guys get on their cars.....

 

[Leprechaun]

I hear ya. I understand that paint job is $5-7K extra on certain German cars/SUVs. A fool and his money . . .

 

[MakoMatt]

He made Sea Isle alot of money thats for sure!

Great guy, big heart. Glad he's doing well.

Dont like the carbon look much. Kind of like the Matte paint jobs these guys get on their cars.....

Mark from Sea Isle has probably made me 35-40 rods. Just about all of them have these wraps.

I guess I should change the name from NIKKI ANN to EMMA

 

[OVERBORED]

As I see it, they'll always be a part of Nikki Ann's legacy.
Good JuJu for the new boat!

 

[MakoMatt]

As I see it, they'll always be a part of Nikki Ann's legacy.
Good JuJu for the new boat!

I’ll take your advice thanks!

 

[Leprechaun]

Here's what the silk thread looks like when top coated

Here it is with trim wraps

 

[Leprechaun]

Don't care for the "clear" look?

Then how's about this?:

25K views · 3.7K reactions | This wrap is called sky full of stars, and some are streaking across the sky. Holographic Air Carbon Mesh for the win. #fishing #rodbuilding #art | Edge Rods by Gary Loomis

This wrap is called sky full of stars, and some are streaking across the sky. Holographic Air Carbon Mesh for the win. #fishing #rodbuilding #art

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[Snapprhead27]

Don't care for the "clear" look?

Then how's about this?:

25K views · 3.7K reactions | This wrap is called sky full of stars, and some are streaking across the sky. Holographic Air Carbon Mesh for the win. #fishing #rodbuilding #art | Edge Rods by Gary Loomis

This wrap is called sky full of stars, and some are streaking across the sky. Holographic Air Carbon Mesh for the win. #fishing #rodbuilding #art

www.facebook.com

Like this one a little better

 

[Leprechaun]

I also like the carbon fiber guide frames. Looks like North Fork Composites (Gary Loomis) emulated Daiwa's high-end AGS guide system, except he'll actually sell a set to you.

Unlike Daiwa.

 

[Leprechaun]

Here's a few more interesting applications of this new rod tech. From NFC/Edge Rod's Instagram account obviously. If the logon window appears and you don't have an Instagram account, just use the "X" to close it. The vids will then play.

Dragon Scale Trim



Abalone Trimmed



The flyrod guys are usually interested in the minimalist look

 

[Leprechaun]

Thread Edit

The first set of pix in this thread were of silk thread, NOT this new carbon tape technology. My mistake, and I own it.

 

[Snapprhead27]

Some nice work

 

[OVERBORED]

Just realized this thread is about wrapping without a machine.Geez. My bad

In that case, wow...that tape would have made life alot easier when I was learning! Used the manual flex coat system. Then got a drying motor. Then invested is a pacbay wrapping machine.

So much trial and error before Vizwrap came out. That was a game changer.

 

[Pangaroo]

I bought a rod making kit on Amazon for about $20 . Came with nice guides, thread and Epoxy. I'm putting new guides on my old Ugly Stik Tiger Rods. The Best Rods I ever owned . They'll never break. The 6 Foot 6 light medium rod they sold has the nicest action . The new ones I don't care for.

 

[OVERBORED]

Ugly sticks got left behind when the fishing world went to composites and graphite. My favorite cod sticks are the old GBU108 or Gutt buster blanks. Discontinued a long time ago.