Bamboo in freezing temps

Will fishing a cane rod in below freezing conditions cause any harm to my rods? Thanks SU

SU,

I really can't say.

I'd not risk a valuable cane rod in such conditions myself.

Maybe ask this over on the main board, or the cane/graphite rodbuilding forum. Someone there is sure to know.

Good Luck!

Buddy

I have heard of "boo rods splitting while casting in extreme cold, I've also heard that graphite and 'glass rods sometimes bust easier in cold. This I heard from guys fishin for salmon in the winter on the Rogue river here, with heavy spinnin gear and big lures and weights. Those guys stress their rods pretty heavily. I'd be very careful in that regard with any real valuable rod, cane or otherwise..................ModocDan

I tell you this, I don't take my cane out in freezing weather. It just can't be good for the wood, plus I have found the eyes on SOME cane rods are smaller, which means freezing up will be worse. I am using the Lamiglass I had built that is exactly the same length and line weight, come to think of it, probably real close in over all weight, and the same action. I know it has larger guides and this way I still get to fish SLLOOWWW! he, he, he.
I have seen people snap the tips of their rods when the guides freeze and they go to flip that fly out.
I know they say wood is stronger than glass or plastic, but I am not sure about weather conditions.

If someone will send me a nice quality bamboo rod, I will be happy to test it out this winter and to report back to the group. My inclination would be to try and avoid really cold temperatures (10 degrees and below) with a cane rod not so much because because of the wood but because of the glue or bonding agent. I'll check the mail daily for those bamboo test rods that I expect to be receiving soon. 8T :)

SU,

Welcome to FAOL. Glad to see you decided to try us out. You'll enjoy yourself and I'm sure be able to contribute a lot as well.

IF you want another opinion (don't we all want more opinions?) on your boo, stop by the Expo tomorrow at Tri-C and run that question by fishbum (Jerry Drake) who is a boo builder from Fort Wayne, IN and fishes them year round in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan for steelhead. Ask anyone at the door where I'm sitting, and I'll take you over and introduce you to Jerry. He claims boo is virtually bullet-proof. Bill Kaplin from Cane Connection will also be there for yet another opinion, and the janitor seems to know his stuff as well.:mrgreen: I saw him casting his Rhino Rod and Zebco 202 in the parking lot today, so I'm certain he knows his stuff. I'm a graphite kind of guy, so I have no opinion.

Joe

Please do and let us other BooBoo's know ;-)

cold weather makes stuff fragile. I would think it would do the same for boo.