Icing conditions

[LowerKalum]

Anyone else find that their rod acts more sluggish when ice starts to cover the tip section. Not just the eyes but the top 8 inches of the rod coated in ice? Im fishing a 13 ft 8 wt this winter.
Or was I just effed up that day trying to cast?

[J.G.]

Originally Posted by LowerKalum

Anyone else find that their rod acts more sluggish when ice starts to cover the tip section. Not just the eyes but the top 8 inches of the rod coated in ice? Im fishing a 13 ft 8 wt this winter.
Or was I just effed up that day trying to cast?

Yup....that ice adds a lot of weight to your tip. It throws the whole balance/action of the rod totally off. I always make a point of knocking it off when it forms. To avoid this i'll put some ice off paste on the tip as well.....winter steelheading in B.C. north rocks

[ghostdncr]

This is an issue for me, too. It's quite obvious when tip icing begins on my 13' Echo and the last time out I tried wiping a thin sheen of Carmex on the tip section. Seemed to take care of the issue but temps were only in the low to mid-20's.