01-26-2012, 07:51 PM
all indicators ice up in fridged weather, most of us just put our mouths over it or fingers to melt the ice.
you can try de Icer like lock, but realy its not that big a deal if you take care of it when you see the build up.
Sitting in a shanty with minimal heat will rid you of ice build up on indicators. a lot of guys get shanties just for that reason a lone. well that and they dont have to clean their holes every 5 minutes. [:p]
Most reels have a leaver that stops back winding, I had spent a week repairing reals for a local kids troup that had broken back winding spring broken. I am not a big fan of back winding, "honestly, I never use that feature, I genneraly set the drag to its lightes setting".
now the best bite indicator I have seen, is the one a guy showed me on the lake, yes it is a wire, and you can buy them at the store, but the best ones are made by hand from gutar strings. it is the highest quality of spring steel available. Make a big loop at the end and use a double wire back to the rod. I will take a photo of the one I made and post it here next week.
as for the reel I recomend, meaning if I were to go buy a new one today, here is a link... this is for the manufacture, you will have to find a store that has one on the shelf near you.
Spirex RG
[url "http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/reels/spinning/spirex_rg.html"]http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/reels/spinning/spirex_rg.html[/url]
or
Symetre RJ
[url "http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/reels/spinning/symetre_rj.html"]http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/reels/spinning/symetre_rj.html[/url]
note, I put the Spirex up on top, that is because I like the Quick Fire feature for summer fishing, especialy night fishing, you know how fun spin cast reels are at night, the quick fire feature takes out some of that fun.[:p]
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you can try de Icer like lock, but realy its not that big a deal if you take care of it when you see the build up.
Sitting in a shanty with minimal heat will rid you of ice build up on indicators. a lot of guys get shanties just for that reason a lone. well that and they dont have to clean their holes every 5 minutes. [:p]
Most reels have a leaver that stops back winding, I had spent a week repairing reals for a local kids troup that had broken back winding spring broken. I am not a big fan of back winding, "honestly, I never use that feature, I genneraly set the drag to its lightes setting".
now the best bite indicator I have seen, is the one a guy showed me on the lake, yes it is a wire, and you can buy them at the store, but the best ones are made by hand from gutar strings. it is the highest quality of spring steel available. Make a big loop at the end and use a double wire back to the rod. I will take a photo of the one I made and post it here next week.
as for the reel I recomend, meaning if I were to go buy a new one today, here is a link... this is for the manufacture, you will have to find a store that has one on the shelf near you.
Spirex RG
[url "http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/reels/spinning/spirex_rg.html"]http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/reels/spinning/spirex_rg.html[/url]
or
Symetre RJ
[url "http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/reels/spinning/symetre_rj.html"]http://www.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/products/reels/spinning/symetre_rj.html[/url]
note, I put the Spirex up on top, that is because I like the Quick Fire feature for summer fishing, especialy night fishing, you know how fun spin cast reels are at night, the quick fire feature takes out some of that fun.[:p]
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