Won't be long now till we start seeing guides icing up. ( the fly rod guides, not the people, tho they do ice up)
Anybody want to share some ice prevention advice besides staying indoors? I have used PAM spray in the past, not too bad.
Ice on Guides
Won't be long now till we start seeing guides icing up. ( the fly rod guides, not the people, tho they do ice up
Anybody want to share some ice prevention advice besides staying indoors? I have used PAM spray in the past, not too bad.
Loon makes a product called Stanley's Ice-Off that seems to work pretty well to keep ice off the guides. You have to reapply it occasionally as the day wears on, but it sure beats stopping every other cast or so to chip ice. Hadn't tried Pam, might have to give it a shot.
If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.
Re: Ice on Guides
Put me in this catagory. I don't enjoy fishing when there's added work. I fish to relax. If I want to work, I have plenty of that to keep me busy.Originally Posted by beaverkill54
Sorry to post what you didn't want posted. When the guides are icing I sit in Mickey D's drinking my senior coffee.
Joe
Joe Valencic
Life Member FFF
Rod Builder in Chains
Hi there, I never put any product on my guides to prevent ice, I just dip the rod in the water every 4 or 5 casts and this gets rid of the ice. The water is warmer than the air when it is cold.
All the best.
Mike.
I too use the "submerge the iced up guides in the water" method but you can also use Chapstick to coat the guides.
Ice in the guides for four hours Wed morning. The fish didn't seem to mind, and I managed to remember to keep them cleared enough to fish.
The places I fished back in August are just about ready for ice skates.
I use line dressing on the guides. Works OK, but not great.
DG
The only problem with submerging is some days the wind chill factor will just make them ice up even more.
I use the Ice Off paste also, works pretty well.
Can someone tell me whats the Ice Off pastes made of? Since I fish Bamboo I have to make sure that there is no silicone in the products I use. Does Chap stick really work?
Tom
Fishing the Great Beyond
Nothing works!
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