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 Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/11/21 02:54 PM
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Hobbs McAvoy
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Besides dipping the rod in the water, is there any way to keep the ice from forming in the rod eyelets when it gets below freezing? Also, which would be less likely to freeze in the reel, braid or flouro?
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
[Re: Hobbs McAvoy]
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02/11/21 02:56 PM
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boocat
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pam ? or keep them in the house, works too.
Last edited by boocat; 02/11/21 02:57 PM.
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
[Re: Hobbs McAvoy]
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02/11/21 03:15 PM
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James P.
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Don’t go when it’s below freezing. Both will freeze but from what I remember braid sticks to it’s self and gets a lot stiffer trying to come through the eyes.
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
[Re: Hobbs McAvoy]
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02/11/21 03:33 PM
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Hobbs McAvoy
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Yeah, I figured braid would be worse since it pulls in more water.
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
[Re: Hobbs McAvoy]
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02/11/21 03:44 PM
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rj74955
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Leave your micro eye rods at home.
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
[Re: Hobbs McAvoy]
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02/11/21 04:11 PM
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squib
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Braid, t-wing level winds, micro eyes, and braid-to-flouro connection knots will all drive you crazy in sub-freezing temps.
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/11/21 04:35 PM
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McLovin’
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
[Re: Hobbs McAvoy]
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02/11/21 04:56 PM
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rickys
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Yep, I'm with bring them inside. lol
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/11/21 06:50 PM
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OHFish
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/11/21 10:47 PM
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Allen Bass Fisher
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Stay home until it is not so cold. That's what I'd do but then again I'm an "old" and retired.
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/11/21 11:15 PM
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Douglas J
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I have always heard you can pee on them
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/11/21 11:42 PM
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Captain Chunk
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Cheap vodka in a spray bottle.
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/12/21 02:45 AM
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Spray reel magic on your [censored]
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/12/21 03:25 AM
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dobbin
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Put another log on the fire. Cook up some bacon and beans.
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Re: Any tips on keeping ice off rod eyelets/line?
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02/12/21 04:45 AM
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Do not mind fishing in the low 30's upper 20's. Anything below 25 I am inside. Plane and simple.  Side Note: The few times my rod eyelets have iced up, I just simply thawed the ice away by placing my gloved fingers over them. Kept fishing until I had to do it again.
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