anybody any ideas of anything that can be used to stop rod eyes freezing up when out fishing in this weather.
cheers
andy
Glycerine, Andy. Vaseline might do too :oops: :oops: :oops:
There is a product on the market just for preventing your eyes icing. Just can't remember the details.....
Norm
Here it is....
http://www.questoutdoors.net/gear/tested/stanleys-ice-off-paste/
not sure how available it is in the UK but I have seen it on ebay.
Norm
After yesterdays icy experience, I am off to the tackle shop to find some!
WD40
cheers for that.
will have to get some of that paste.
andy
Dip the rod in thewater. Won't stop freezing but just do it every time they do.
Petroleum jelly (Vaseline) will work to an extent. WD40. have not heard that one.
A tip: rub Vaseline on to the backs off your hands, helps to ward off chills.
Tight Lines
I was warned by a rod builder not to put wd 40 anywhere near a carbon rod. It can destroy the carbon structure. Apparently.
I use glycerine It does work.I carry it in a container that they supply the line cleaning pads in.I cut tissues to fit and then pour the glycerine in until pads have absorbed the liquid.Prior to fishing apply to rings and re-apply when required.
Quote from: oystercatcher on January 17, 2013, 04:40:33 PM
I use glycerine It does work.I carry it in a container that they supply the line cleaning pads in.I cut tissues to fit and then pour the glycerine in until pads have absorbed the liquid.Prior to fishing apply to rings and re-apply when required.
Hi Oystercatcher
Where can you buy glycerine, can you get it in supermarket, I aint interesting in ordering from the internet? I dont have a problem that often with line freezing in the rings, have done when salmon fishing but very rarely and easy to just dip rod in the water. For me mostly just when winter piking and I usually go out when it is wet and mild so not a problem either. When I have gone out with it under freezing and you can find somewhere to fish, if I think its going to be a problem I change at the start of the day from braid to spare spools loaded 20lb mono and a wee spray of WD40 along the rings of the rod and on the alarms (WD40 I usually have in the car already) finding this works well, certaintly well enough. I find changing over from braid to mono well worth the effort as its not just sticking to the rings that is the problem, braid freezing to everything it touches, ice forming on water surface were braid enters, freezing stiff. If happy were my bait is I'll maybe not touch it for the rest of the day, but I'll keep my eye out for glycerine and see if I can pick some up, I've heard of it and sounds like it would be better especially for winter fly fishing for grayling which I'm keen to have ago at one day :)
You can get glycerine from almost any pharmacy. Also often at the baking ingredients section of large supermarkets. Vaseline would probably be a bit longer lasting than glycerine as glycerine dissolves in water.
Quote from: Bobfly on February 01, 2013, 11:49:49 AM
You can get glycerine from almost any pharmacy. Also often at the baking ingredients section of large supermarkets. Vaseline would probably be a bit longer lasting than glycerine as glycerine dissolves in water.
Thanks Bobfly
I have tried vaseline and while it has its uses for Pike deadbaiting fishing I prefer WD40. Will get myself some glycerine but lately I havent been out enough to have a problem so could be a while before I try it out.
Yep, as above local Boots store.