Braided line and cold weather

[olesilverside]

don't mix real well, but I mean cold.... it soaks up the water and then every rod eye ices up... my 6'er with mono only freezes at the tip... Ed says the water runs off the mono much better, he is right...... glad I have several rods still spooled with mono...... anyone else had this happen to them.....or was I just out in too cold of weather?

[headbanginhillbilly]

Happened to me down below the dam the other day. I was using the 1lb. diameter suffix.

[Pole Bender]

Yes I had the same problem the other day with ice forming in the eye's and kept having to clean it out. I am going to use a shorter rod next time out with mono. Having to clean out the eye's on a 10 footer made my hands cold.

[rugsrme]

No I haven't so thanks for saving me the trouble of trying it in weather this cold, I have the first eye ice up using mono today. Couldn't imagine how that braid would be once it got reeled up, I would spose it would ice up on the reel too.

[Jigging15]

Shorter rod with bigger eyes and Mono. I also spray mine with Reel Magic seems to help.

[FROSTY]

NO Rod....No Line....No eyes.....

Feet up next to the FIRE! :D

[beagle man]

yea it's a common problem, vaseline or reel majic work well.

[buzzmanmo]

NO Rod....No Line....No eyes.....

Feet up next to the FIRE! :D

you are in a bad way my friend

[beagle man]

monty I forgot to ask, you said you were out in the weather but you didn't say if you was fishing or just playing in the water????

[olesilverside]

did last 4 hours that day but that was at least 2 hours to long......... just thawed out today and that was thursday.........