12-01-2005, 03:55 PM
Windriver,
Thanks for the report. I was going to head up that way last Saturday but decided to stay home because of the weather.
Fight4not,
I've heard of some fishermen putting different kinds of grease on the guides to prevent the ice from forming but have never tried it myself. I just think it wouldn't help enough to make the extra mess of having grease on my line, hands, reel and rod worth the effort. I try to reduce the ice on my guides by adjusting the way I cast and retrieve my line. I also only try to fly fish on the warmer than average winter days. Maybe someone that fly fishes in the winter more often than I do has some better ideas.
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Thanks for the report. I was going to head up that way last Saturday but decided to stay home because of the weather.
Fight4not,
I've heard of some fishermen putting different kinds of grease on the guides to prevent the ice from forming but have never tried it myself. I just think it wouldn't help enough to make the extra mess of having grease on my line, hands, reel and rod worth the effort. I try to reduce the ice on my guides by adjusting the way I cast and retrieve my line. I also only try to fly fish on the warmer than average winter days. Maybe someone that fly fishes in the winter more often than I do has some better ideas.
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