Cold Weather Fishing

[brownieman]

Just curious,

I have always done alot of winter fishing and have fought frozen eyes on my rods more than I wish to remember.

Has anyone ever seen a rod with heated eyes on it...seems in colder regions someone would have invented such a thing.

Wouldn't it be fairly easy to make a removable butt plate on a rod handle which held batteries and a wire than ran the length of the rod connecting the eyelets forming a circuit.

Is their such a rod that anyone has ever seen?...I can't imagine over the years someone not making one, if not, someone with more money than me should invent one, I'd sure purchase it.

[laker67]

Just curious,

I have always done alot of winter fishing and have fought frozen eyes on my rods more than I wish to remember.

Has anyone ever seen a rod with heated eyes on it...seems in colder regions someone would have invented such a thing.

Wouldn't it be fairly easy to make a removable butt plate on a rod handle which held batteries and a wire than ran the length of the rod connecting the eyelets forming a circuit.

Is their such a rod that anyone has ever seen?...I can't imagine over the years someone not making one, if not, someone with more money than me should invent one, I'd sure purchase it.

Stanley's Ice Off does a good job. Put it on your fly line and rod guides. Advertised to 12 below. Years ago we used "crisco" on the fly line and guides. Before disc drag reels, you could put crisco on the gears to keep them from freezing when your reel got wet. I'm afraid to try it on the disc drag for fear it would ruin it. I am refering to the crisco shortening, not the oil. I wonder if you use the "butter" flavored crisco, it would be considered chumming.

[brownieman]

Stanley's Ice Off does a good job. Put it on your fly line and rod guides. Advertised to 12 below. Years ago we used "crisco" on the fly line and guides. Before disc drag reels, you could put crisco on the gears to keep them from freezing when your reel got wet. I'm afraid to try it on the disc drag for fear it would ruin it. I am refering to the crisco shortening, not the oil. I wonder if you use the "butter" flavored crisco, it would be considered chumming.

That's interesting laker..

I've heard mention of Stanlys...where can you get??

Far as chumming, I don't know if that would be, but, it would be a slickway of doing it, lol.

[laker67]

That's interesting laker..

I've heard mention of Stanlys...where can you get??

Far as chumming, I don't know if that would be, but, it would be a slickway of doing it, lol.

They are out of Boise Idaho. Phone # 208 362 4437. Website www.loonoutdoors.com

[DoveTail]

If it's that cold, I'm staying where it's warm!

[laker67]

If it's that cold, I'm staying where it's warm!

That's why we get the creek to ourselves during cold weather. Thanks!

[brownieman]

You're right on laker...guess that's why I always fished more in the winter.

[ozark trout fisher]

No, I have never heard of heated eyes, but there is a way around it, especially if you're fishing in a spring creek or tailwater that is well above freezing in the winter. Dip your rod eyes into the water for a few seconds, it will keep them unfrozen for a while. This is counterproductive if it is really cold (below 10 degrees) because it keeps you pole more wet, and more likely to freeze. But if it is between freezing, and about 15 degrees, it works quite well.

[Gavin]

Ice off paste works,,so does chapstick...the biggest problem that I've ever had is getting your reel wet...I've had both fly and spin reels freeze solid on me before after a careless dunking in single digit temperatures. Cheers.

[brownieman]

Otf, that's what I have always done...rod dipping I guess.

Gavin, I hear ya buddy, I too have dunked a reel by accident in frigid weather and froze reels up solid. Didn't know what else to do short of walking back to the truck for a back up reel so I have built a little fire and thawed my reel out enouph to get it going again, a hassle but the reel did thaw and I didn't mind the fire myself.

Once my brother in law and I were fishing...air temp about 15, he had not waded rivers much and went down around a root wad, totally submersed. We were several miles from the truck so I got a fire going, he stripped down and I gave him my outer layer and dried his clothes around the fire...took quite awhile and put kind of a damper on our trip but it had to be done.

Back when I fished alot in frigid temps I always toted along some matches, firestarter, string, etc. in a water tight container just in case I took an unexpected swim. If you're not close to your rig a guy could be in real trouble fishing when it's super cold.

The time I am refering to, by the time he got stripped down his clothes were froze stiff as a board, if I had not been with him, well, he would have been in serious trouble.

In my life I have built many a little fire just to knock the chill off and thaw my hands out a little, sure feels good on a frigid day.

Thanks for the tips guys...Suzie Chapstick would be proud, lol.