Keeping ice off equipment

[snagged in outlet 3]

I had the idea of a small wire running the length of a rod and connected to the guides and a small battery to keep it warm.  With the new small batteries it sounds like it would work without adding a bunch of weight.

[tjm]

11 hours ago, 176champion said:

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

Pam is canola oil, my experience with any vegetable oil is that it is gooey to start with then turns sticky and eventually becomes gummy. I wouldn't put it on any thing.

I have sprayed spinning tackle with WD40 as lazy maintenance, saw no harmful effects and it would repel water for a while. Reel oil or petroleum jelly as mentioned above would work on the same principle, WD40 is always right there though. I don't know how it would react with fluorocarbon or the modern braids, it did not seem to bother mono.

[Flysmallie]

23 hours ago, Alex Heitman said:

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

Chap stick works. Or....

[fishinwrench]

Car wax or Rain-X  will supposedly keep ice from building up.  The water on your guides will still freeze but one shake of the rod and it all falls right off.   

So they say.   I don't fish when it's down in the 20's anymore.  

[Guest]

On 12/12/2017 at 11:59 AM, Alex Heitman said:

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

spray silicone.  spray the line and guides.  it also makes you reel cast a mile.

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