The spiral wrap or Roberts wraps is the subject of this posting...A difficult wrap to understand but extremely effective if presented and built properly.

The reason manufacturers have not adapted to this wrapping technique is that the geometry and physics required to set up the blank is too costly for a manufacturing operation. Time is money, and money is profit.

Rod manufacturers build rods for the "average" fisherman. These companies have a profit motive and the "average" consumer does not understand the benefits of the wrap. There has been an attempt by a couple of manufacturers to introduce the wrap, however sportshop sales people did not grasp the benefits either. Without the proper explanation, buyers believe the rod is defective in its set-up!