I thought of this while reading another post. What is the best type of reel to use in freezing weather? The type of weather that will cause your guides to freeze. In this earlier post someone mentioned that they wouldn't use a cork drag reel, for steelheading, because of the cork absorbing water and then freezing. At first thought it made sense, but the cork is supposed to be conditioned with oil, which should keep the water out right?
I have used composite material drag systems in the cold weather, before I got an Abel Big Game w/cork drag, and the composite locked up. At the time I wasn't sure what was freezing on me. I thought it was just the water that got in the gap between the reel frame and the spool, but maybe it was the drag system. Anyone have any experience or advice? I guess probably the best advice is to keep your reel dry and if it does get wet, keep it moving so it doesn't freeze.