Winter fishing...

[Tight_Lines]

Curious,
I Fished for a couple of hrs before work this morning on the bank behind Chattanooga state and caught 3. Soo here is my question.. how has or does everyone solve the icing issue on your your guides on your fishing rods? I have not really had to to much issue with it since i went to straight braid but the ice does tend to snag your your line just before a cast.... and especially creates problems with lighter weight lures.
im intrigued by everyone's ideas??

good fishing to all!!

 

[Pop-R]

you can keep dipping the rod in the water for the line guides it will melt it instantly. the line guide on the reel is a different story. I usually try to rub it out and the heat of your fingers can help. But when it is collecting ice not much i have found.

 

[31airborne]

I do a couple things to minimize this: 1) Line treatment (lotsa options out there) will help keep this down. You have to replenish from time to time. 2) My old partner used to spray his guides w/ WD 40. Didn't appear to affect his line or finish on his rods. I always worried about the potential for oil stains on the deck carpet but you can clean that up fairly quickly/easily. 3) I'll put my micro-guide rods down when it's really cold, wait for it to warm up before I use them. There are many times I'll fish exclusively w/ spinning gear just to minimize the effects of icing. Spinning gear is prob the best answer for your lightweight lure challenge. 4) The quickest fix is the ol' dip-your-rod-in-the-water routine. I'll give it a good shake after doing that to get the excess water out of the guides before making the next cast.

 

[Tight_Lines]

Thanks for replies, i use only spinning gear, and this morning especially with light gear, the ice seemed to grab line and threw one of lures in a near by tree... could not find it to retrieve and had to break my line. i did not want to retie that rod with it being dang cold!!

 

[dd22fish]

STAY AT THE HOUSE WHERE IT IS WARM AND YOU WANT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT. GARY

 

[rusty50576]

Braid turns into frozen rope in the cold. Use mono

 

[porthos33]

Here are a couple ideas, dipping the rod in the water in the end is only going to make it freeze faster. Spray your guides with pam cooking spray the night before and while fishing. Spray more pam in a rag and spool your line through it onto the reel. I know some that use armor all instead of pam. Line conditioner works the same way. Any petroleum based products work on the guides. They make a product called Loon Stanley's Ice Off Paste that can be used on the guides too. Take two or three combos of the same thing and switch when one starts freezing.</p>

But don't stay at home!!! take a propane heater if you need it!

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