ice build up on rod guides

Started by mjluddenjr, December 09, 2006, 09:01:36 PM

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mjluddenjr


Looking for suggestion on how to prevent rod guides from icing up

hesjustbassin

This is going to sound crazy, but what I do is clean the guides first. Then I put some Rain-X on a paper towel and apply the Rain-X to each guide. It'll stop ice from ever forming on those guides.
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GotstaFish

Quote from: hesjustbassin on December 09, 2006, 09:20:38 PM
This is going to sound crazy, but what I do is clean the guides first. Then I put some Rain-X on a paper towel and apply the Rain-X to each guide. It'll stop ice from ever forming on those guides.
Great Tip  ~c~

Andrew

Reel Magic works also if sprayed on line and guides..
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OutdoorFrontiers

I just dip the rod in the water every once in a while, that takes the ice out of the guides and I just keep fishing.

Steve
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Creel Limit Zero

Quote from: mjluddenjr on December 09, 2006, 09:01:36 PM
Looking for suggestion on how to prevent rod guides from icing up
Stay at home with a couple of  ~beer~ ~beer~   :roll2: 

It is a pain, only been out a few times cold enough to deal with that, I like that rain-x suggestion, might have to try that next time I go out when it's that cold...

mjluddenjr

Thanks hesjustbassin for the tip, I will have to try Rain-X.. I tried reel magic that did not work for me. I ended up dipping the tip of the rod in the water that cleared it up for a few casts...the other problem was was the line guide on the reel. The reel guide would freeze up and look like a snow maker.
Quote from: Creel Limit Zero on December 10, 2006, 01:29:15 PM
  Stay at home with a couple of  ~beer~ ~beer~   :roll2: 


Creel I can  stay home and have a couple ~beer~ in the evening....Since I do not have a boat, I take any opportunity I can to go fishing.


Thank you all for your tips.

WES

Quote from: Andrew on December 10, 2006, 12:34:41 AM
Reel Magic works also if sprayed on line and guides..
i tried this on friday night and no luck they froze up still every 5 minutes or so and i just had to dunk it . but i will try the rain x thing