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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Other than having many many combos, what do you guys do to combat ice as the season gets later and later in the year? |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | One time I fished in 10 degree weather in the AM and had to take my reel off and put it under my jacket to thaw out between spots. That sucked...lol |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | run the line through my fingers, be sure to pop the ice out of the line guide when it gets tight and dunk the rod in the water to clear the eyelets ... and lots of reels if it gets really bad. can usually make it through ok just managing it. |
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Location: MN | Abu C3 stay pretty ice free do to the enclosed worm gear. sleeper |
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Posts: 2067
| no reels stay ice free, but trying to use line that picks up less water can help some .... propane heater in the boat and 3-4 combo's in rotation is about all you can do when it's really cold, when the mornings are say 20,usually troll for a bit and hope is warms up enough to cast.
EDIT: By far the best below freezing reel I've used is a TE 700 |
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Location: Aurora | New line holds less water.
Put'r on now and it'll be broke in fer spring. |
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Location: North of Sweden! | This is a huge problem (starting around now or in ~1weeks time) for up in the north of sweden, and, well, no, I haven't really found any good solution to it yet...
As Sidejack says above though, new line will hold less water, might be the time to invest in new line.... I am out of line anyways so...I change my line religiously thru-out the season and flip the line as well (hey, I'm a cheapo... :D ) and have gone through a 375m spool of 0.41mm braid this season, to be honest it was not quite enough as I am now really kinda "short-lining" my main reel so I should buy new line anyways....
Actually thinking about going heavy mono for the last part of the season as that will hold and transfer less water than any braid...
When someone makes a reel add-on with battery-warmer or something (keeping hand warm and melting off the ice :D ) I'll be the first to buy it (or build it? actually I am working on something like that, at least an idea for it based on fancy snow-mobiles actually having warm handles).
Kind and cold regards!
/peter |
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Location: Ontario | Sidejack - 10/13/2016 12:31 AM
New line holds less water.
Put'r on now and it'll be broke in fer spring.
Hey, that's my trick !  |
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Posts: 754
| If you can find one get a 700 TE....its the Humvee of reels. It spits ice off the level wind like a snow plow cutting through powder. I am sure the 700B which is still in production is similar... As far as guides icing up... The Purple De Icing wiper fluid in a spray bottle can help but its not a cure-all... |
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Posts: 81
| As NathanH says the C3's work well during cold temps. I have used a lot of different reels in the late fall and have had the best luck with the 6500's. I have been out with friends that gone through 4-5+ reels freezing while I am still on my 1st C3 of the day. It seems that less water gets into the interior of the reel. I don't use them that often these days but still break them out every fall.
As far as rods, Tooth Tamers are less of a pain than most because of the smaller O-rings that create a larger diameter for the inside opening. |
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Posts: 233
| Spray the reel, the line, the rod guides with Blakemore line lube or KVD line lube. It will work for a period of time; it needs to be applied as needed.
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Posts: 19
| You can also use a Silicone spray lubricant, spray your rod guides, reel and line, the ice will not build up or stick to any of it.
It's safe to use and lubricates as well. |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Abu7000 - 10/13/2016 7:34 PM
Spray the reel, the line, the rod guides with Blakemore line lube or KVD line lube. It will work for a period of time; it needs to be applied as needed.
Spray the line the night before you go out and then every hour
That will keep line from pickup water and freezing up
Blakemore is great for keeping the line from freezing up |
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Location: Watertown, MN | Trinidads, use 14's and with no level wind no ice that builds up in the reel, spray guides, keep tip of rod in water and dunk often to keep ice off. |
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