coreyc Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 A quick hello this is my first post on here, any how right to my question- what can you do to prevent your rings from freezing up besides not fishing when its cold out, thats the answer I allready got today, I was out yesterday and to use my teeth to get the ice off every couple of mins, I guess I should of went earlier in the day. Any help would be great! Quote
Inconnu Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 Loon outdoors makes a product that is called Stanley's Ice Off Paste. Some people use vaseline but it is a petroleum based product that creates cleaning problems of its' own. http://www.loonoutdoors.com/cleaners.html Quote
admin Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 I second the ice off paste. It's enviro friendly as well. Quote
maxwell Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 yup ice off paste is the way too go or else u can chip off ice...dunking ur rod uner the water too removes the ice...just give it a hsake after or she will freeze all together.... Quote
lethfisher Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 I've heard lip chap lipsal stuff works. Didn't get a chance to test it out though... Quote
coreyc Posted December 18, 2007 Author Posted December 18, 2007 Thanks for the tips , I was trying to drum up an idea using some small wire and a battery to heat them, but that is way to much work when there is a paste that would take 1 min to apply. Quote
bulltrout Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 or you could just use your fingers and poke the ice out ... Quote
coreyc Posted December 18, 2007 Author Posted December 18, 2007 What if you dont have any fingers? Quote
bulltrout Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 What if you dont have any fingers? then i would love to see you fly fish cuz that would be absolutely incredible... Quote
coreyc Posted December 18, 2007 Author Posted December 18, 2007 Your right that would be incredible Quote
bloom Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 There really is no perfect solution. The pastes etc work OK for a while, but you will need to keep applying it. I know of others who just keep dipping their rod in the water to melt the ice, but of course, the ice comes back. I had one day on the Crow that was so cold that the ice froze the line in the tip top...I was fairly limited to the water I could cover with only 5' of line out. Had to go back to the car as I was scared of breaking the rod tip. Try to find those days above 0, and that will greatly help your cause. Quote
grannyknot Posted December 18, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 Try to find those days above 0, and that will greatly help your cause. Surely the best advice so far! Quote
SilverDoctor Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 I've tried Pam cooking spray on the Eye guides, or teflon gun oil, chap stick. They all work for a brief time. Now I either dip the guides in water or use my hand warmer which works the best. Quote
hydropsyche Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 I bet ya Shark Skin will just Zippppppp all that ice off with every cast!!! Quote
Brownstone Posted December 19, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 I bet ya Shark Skin will just Zippppppp all that ice off with every cast!!! I bet Shark Skin will freeze up in the cold worst than any other "slick" line.. Quote
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