No-More-Tangles "line wrapping around rod / guides"

So far I have only been out kayak fishing on a nearby lake, but I have found that I was often having issues with line wraps around the rod tip / guides.   I am guessing it was my constantly setting the rod down across my lap or that I am just "rod handling challenged"    I rarely have this issue from conventional boats or bank fishing though.   
 Then I remembered the Interline rods that some may remember Daiwa was pushing several years ago. 
They have no guides since the line runs down the center of the blank.    It may have been a flash in the pan gimmick, but they fished me in and I purchased a good number of them back then.    They have always worked well for me and as they promote, you seldom have issues with line wrapping around the guides since there are none there.     



I took one out with me today and the guide wrap problem was resolved.   The lack of guides is also one less thing your net can get snagged on.     Other than their surf rods I don't think they are still producing any rods of that unusual design. 
I see a few still being sold by some online sources.  Cabelas was also selling a rod of the same design under their own branding.    The only downfall I see is if the line end should get pulled back down to the reel.  You need to use a little cable threader to pull the line back through the rod.   Might not be so easy while out on the Kayak.   

Are you getting your line wrapped around the end guide on a conventional rod or one of the middle guides?  I do occasionally get the line wrapped around the end, particularly when jigging with braid in a breeze.  A quick flick and all is well again.

Origianlly those were designed for SABIKI rigs, but if it works for you in the current capacity, go for it. Don't see much difference between that and the "Acid Wrapped" rods that spiral the guides around the rod blank. They catch fish too.

spiral wrap is great for dowrigger trolling---otherwise, not so good.

spiral wrap is great for dowrigger trolling---otherwise, not so good.

Hey KT! I like the acid wrap!
I respect your opinion so I'm really curious about what problems you've had with it.

That interline looked like an interesting concept, but I never bit (seems they were pretty proud of them $$$). A couple of concerns I imagined (in addition to needing a threading tool) were the little stripping guides and weakening the butt of the rod with a hole in a pretty stressed area.

Seems that little guide would wreck your cast. Guess it really wouldn't matter with a conventional reel, but it sucks for a spinner (the Southern standard).

Seems the line sliding along the inside of the rod would create a lot of friction too, but I seem to remember some voodoo physics about following the spine made for less friction.

Losing all the rest of the guides would be VERY nice though.

I would say that the only real world advantage I have found is the lack of line wrap and easy stowing by having no guides.  This is why I think they will serve me well on the Kayaks'
  I have 6 of them ranging from a 12' Saltiga Surf down to the broom stick model I have used for oversize sturgeon and Halibut.    I have never found any weakness in the design when casting 12 oz. of lead plus bait or pulling in some good sized sturgeon.



  I often take a couple of the 8' 6"  models when combat fishing on the local river banks.   They  cast pretty much on par with similar action /  length guided rods I have.  I have never tried a spinning reel but see them often with the surf casters down south.  I must admit that I find their most endearing quality to be the looks and questions I get when people notice "something is missing on that rod of yours"