Anyone going to have a New Years Day Tournament?

[Watts]

Seems like there was always one on Nick-A-Jack out of Sullivans?

 

[dd22fish]

FROSTBITE WILL BE OUT OF RIVER PARK DEC. 30 2017 START TIME WILL BE 8 AM. DD22FISH

 

[Watts]

Ok, I will see you there.

 

[Cstick1]

Can anyone fish the frostbite out of river park?

 

[Corey]

Just courious why is the frost bite not goin out of Chester frost?

 

[dd22fish]

THEY ARE A HEARTLANDS TX THAT DAY OUT OF CHESTER FROST , WE DONT WANT TO BE IN THE WAY, WE WILL BE BACK AT THE PARK JAN. 6 2018. COME ON DOWN ON THE RIVER AND FISH WITH US IT SHOULD BE DIFFERENT. DD22FISH emoThumbsup emoWelcome

 

[bronzeback45]

Looking foward to it!

 

[Jmax]

Low is suppose to be in the teens! emoCrazy How do you keep the line from freezing up in your reels when it is that cold? emoScratch

 

[lafae7]

I've never had problems with my reel freezing up. Even last year when it got down to 8 degrees. The ramp is the only thing I worry about.

 

[Jmax]

lafae7 - 12/26/2017 9:16 AM

I've never had problems with my reel freezing up.

I must be doing something wrong all these years. emoConfused I have been one of the idiots on the lake when it was below freezing often. The issue for me has always been line freeze up. My line would either freeze up in the eyes of the rod or freeze up in the eye of the reel as it came onto the spool. I would find myself constantly breathing on the reel to melt the ice and dropping my rod into the water to melt the line from the eyes. When it got into the low 20s I would usually throw up the white flag, surrender to the elements and head home. I use to even use a small propane heater I would put in the boat to warm up the reels. Had to watch out not to get it too close because it seemed to weaken the line when you did. emoScratch Jmax

 

[SethColeman]

Jmax - 12/26/2017 11:31 AM

lafae7 - 12/26/2017 9:16 AM

I've never had problems with my reel freezing up.

I must be doing something wrong all these years. emoConfused I have been one of the idiots on the lake when it was below freezing often. The issue for me has always been line freeze up. My line would either freeze up in the eyes of the rod or freeze up in the eye of the reel as it came onto the spool. I would find myself constantly breathing on the reel to melt the ice and dropping my rod into the water to melt the line from the eyes. When it got into the low 20s I would usually throw up the white flag, surrender to the elements and head home. I use to even use a small propane heater I would put in the boat to warm up the reels. Had to watch out not to get it too close because it seemed to weaken the line when you did. emoScratch Jmax

Spray your line(on the reel) and your rod guides with KVD line conditioner the night before. Once it dries, you can re apply as needed, this should help with line freezing and keeping guides from freezing up. Works for me.

 

[lafae7]

Jmax - 12/26/2017 11:31 AM

lafae7 - 12/26/2017 9:16 AM

I've never had problems with my reel freezing up.

I must be doing something wrong all these years. emoConfused I have been one of the idiots on the lake when it was below freezing often. The issue for me has always been line freeze up. My line would either freeze up in the eyes of the rod or freeze up in the eye of the reel as it came onto the spool. I would find myself constantly breathing on the reel to melt the ice and dropping my rod into the water to melt the line from the eyes. When it got into the low 20s I would usually throw up the white flag, surrender to the elements and head home. I use to even use a small propane heater I would put in the boat to warm up the reels. Had to watch out not to get it too close because it seemed to weaken the line when you did. emoScratch Jmax

I see what's going on. I think what helps me is that I only use one or 2 rods max in the winter. I stay pretty dedicated to the Alabama rig and hair jig or whatever I decide to use for the day. I think once a reel gets wet and you set it down it will freeze pretty fast if you don't use it again quick. Something else I do that I just thought of was I keep my rod Tip kind of a waist level and I twitch the rod really quick every couple of reel-Ins which knocks off a lot of water on the line while I'm reeling in. That's just somthing I've always done in the winter almost like It's second nature. Also I guess me using the same rod the whole time helps, as well as, keeping the bait moving. I don't want to jinx anything though. I'm having a good run emolaugh

 

[fishinvol]

The highs Monday are in the low to mid 20’s . With winds 10-15. Yippee

 

[Blue76]

Just don't use braid. Made that mistake last year when it was about 17degrees. The ice on the line made the diameter larger so much that I couldn't reel it in. Reel wouldn't hold it. Then when I thawed it out over a heater the line was so loose on the reel you couldn't do anything with it. A mess for sure.

 

[FirstLight]

Line was freezing on our rod tips this morning. Dip it in the water as needed and keep on fishing.... when level wind starts freezing it gets more aggravating.

 

[churly]

Yall can have it. I'm gonna run the trap line till we break 50 degrees

 

[dd22fish]

YES THE FROSTBITE IS OPEN TO ALL , JUST BRING YOUR FUR PANTS emoThumbsup emoWelcome DD22FISH