Duce Brings Spiral-Wrapped Rods To The Masses

With Christmas around the corner, are you still looking for that unique gift for the hardcore fisherman? Have you ever seen an angler with a spiral-wrapped rod and wondered where you could get one?

For decades custom builds were the only way to obtain these sought-after rods. Now Duce Rods, a Lafayette, La., fishing rod company, is one of the first to mass-produce rods with the spiral-wrapped design. With their sleek and modern look, Duce Rods is winning over even skeptical anglers. They offer quality components on every rod that even the most experienced fisherman can notice and appreciate.

The first apparent distinction that sets Duce Rods apart from everyone else is they are spiral wrapped with micro guides to increase overall sensitivity. The spiral-wrap design is achieved by placing the guides on top and then slowly transitioning them around the blank to create a 180-degree twist from the bottom to the tip. There are several benefits for this design, but the primary being to eliminate torque when the blank is “bowed over.” On a conventional baitcasting rod, when the blank flexes it naturally wants to turn to put the line underneath the blank. However, the rod will not turn over because the angler is holding the reel upright, thus creating torque. With the spiral design, the line is already on the bottom and is “pulling” on the eyes instead of “pushing” down on the blank. Once you fish with a Duce rod and eliminate the strain on your wrist and hands with a traditional rod, you will notice less fatigue and wonder how you ever fished without one. A bass fisherman running deep-diving crankbaits all day can really appreciate this.

Another great attribute of the Duce lineup is all rods are outfitted with micro guides. There are two notable advantages of having micro guides on a rod. First is increased sensitivity. Even the lightest trout bite becomes evident.

“I’ve never used a better rod as far as sensitivity and design,” said Joey Taylor, of Holy City Outdoors in Charleston, S.C. “It’s so sensitive I can feel the current moving past my lure when I dead stick it.”

Micro guides also increase casting distance by straightening line more quickly and decreasing friction. Some anglers are hesitant to use micro guides for fear that they will not be able to use a leader. A simple GT knot will connect braid to fluorocarbon and solve the problem.

Duce rods also sport split grips on all of their cork-handle rods to reduce weight. The inshore series was designed with a split-grip reel seat so the angler’s finger is always touching the blank, while the multipurpose and bass series rods are built using the new ALPS Tex Touch reel seat with double aluminum locking nuts for extra security.

Duce Rods is a family operated company. Their Rods are 100 percent American made. Once you’ve tried one, you will never go back to your traditional rod. For more details check out their website www.ducerods.com or follow them on Facebook.

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