Guide wrap length

[JeffD]

How far off the guide foot do you start your wrap?

Is it just personal preference or is there a functional reason?

[spoonplugger1]

I make them as light as I can, 3 - 4 wraps from the guide tip. There is a certain amount of intrinsic power in a blank. you can use that power and sensitivity to throw your offering further and crisper or flail a bunch of additional guide and wrap weight and decrease your rod's balance, it's your choice, you're building the rod you want after all.

[MickD]

As stated, as short as possible, and avoid "football" epoxy.  The lighter the weight of the guides/wraps the faster the recovery speed of the rod making it feel more sensitive, crisper.  It is measurable and it affects the lighter power/faster action blanks the most.  My wraps for Fuji KT micro guides are probably no longer than about a quarter of an inch.  Start them just a few wraps of "A" thread off the foot.

 

There is no functional advantage to making them longer.

[Deleted account]

19 minutes ago, MickD said:

There is no functional advantage to making them longer.

That's NOT what she said...