Keeping ice off equipment

[Alex Heitman]

What do you guys use to help keep ice build up off of rods and line? 

[snagged in outlet 3]

Florida or Mexico works for me

[tjm]

I used to just keep the fly rod in the water up past the guides or periodically give it a wash in the river, these days I keep it at home on those kind of days. Water is always above freezing and ice turns back to water. Don't recall ice on the line ever being a problem.

[176champion]

Staying home works for me..

[dblades]

Ice is my cut off point, maybe a couple hours early but I need temps above freezing. 

[Basfis]

Blakemore spray, fluoro line, extra matching combo. Dip in lake spray often and only go if above freezing is predicted  

More importantly, rag wool gloves or actually water proof gloves and more than 1 pair along with an auto inflatable pfd. 

[Champ188]

Coat your rod guides and reel level wind guide with vaseline. Just don’t glob it on there.

Staying home doesn’t work for all of us and Alex is a crank bait machine. 

[176champion]

I was wondering about spraying something like Pam on the rod..

[slothman]

3 minutes ago, 176champion said:

I was wondering about spraying something like Pam on the rod..

Seems like I read something like that recently. I haven't tried it though. 

[176champion]

They have battery operated heated socks and gloves and such, maybe someone needs to make a battery operated heated fishing pole....