Freezing Rings !

[Polly]

.......... going to lake tomorrow night and worried about line freezing in rings, how can I stop this happening. Don't want rods getting pulled in while I'm tucked up in my bivvy.

[Tony U]

Buy some glycerine from the chemists and paint it on the rings with a cheap modelling or water colour brush after every time you cast out.

[Andrew Burgess]

yes a few drops of glycerine from the chemist shop

[Dick Dastardly]

Easy dodge there but the one that cant be answered is what you do when you wake up and cant wind in because the lakes froze!

 

I was that soldier

[Newt]

The goo flyfisherfolk use for 'line dressing' is waterproof and prevents rings from freezing so no need to reapply so often.

 

Frozen lake surface can make landing a fish somewhat difficult but that requires cold for longer than freezing your rings would.

 

If it gets cold enough to freeze your rings off, pack up and go home.

[Dick Dastardly]

The goo flyfisherfolk use for 'line dressing' is waterproof and prevents rings from freezing so no need to reapply so often.

 

Frozen lake surface can make landing a fish somewhat difficult but that requires cold for longer than freezing your rings would.

 

If it gets cold enough to freeze your rings off, pack up and go home.

 

 

On a lot of days piking it is quite normal for the rings to start to freeze up come last knockings.Just before you start packing up!Even during the day on a real cold one.

 

Ive only had the lake freeze me in the once though and that was in the days that I wasnt quite the full picnic basket and used to winter carp fish!

 

On the subject of freezing rings though this must be a pretty copnstant thing for ice fishers? I take it the line dressing "goo" is a plasticiser rather than a flotant?

 

I ask as in general Ive found its mainly the tip ring that ices up when Im piking (yes the wet braid does stick to the rings some times but not as bad).

[Newt]

All I ever had available was the floatant Budgie but it did the job nicely for me. Very thin layer was all it needed.

[Dick Dastardly]

Will definately try it next time Im out Newt.

[Newt]

Works on US ice so hopefully the UK stuff will bahave for you.

[Polly]

................. thanks guys, bottled it and stayed home I'm afraid but good advice for next time. Glycerine is the stuff then!!!