Can someone out there tell me a good way to keep the Ice from forming in the eyes of your rodes....

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Hey driftboat,The Great Lakes walleye trick is to use PAM cooking spray.

Stay home and keep the rod warm

ha ha

If you don't want grime collecting on your rod guides, just dip the rod into the river and upon bringing it out briskly slap the lower end of the rod a couple times to shake water off. You can do this a time or two on slow reel ins too, and especially just before you cast. - RT

I picked this up from Paul Beaupre a few years ago on the tolt, Take a 1/2" x 1" sponge and use rubber bands to attach it tightly behind your second eye back fom the tip' then fill up a small empty scent bottle with anti-freeze. Then every 10-15 min add a drop or two. I haven't had ice in my guides since! Give it a try,you will be in the water fishing 2 to 1 over your buddy!

Try using a Q-tip to coat the inside of your guides with a thin layer of Vaseline. This has worked well for me.

Ice on guides happens, that's why I wear finger-less gloves. The anti-freeze idea sounds illegal?????

I use FDA poly propylene glycol, food grade.

If you don't have access to this they make enviro-sound anti freeze; available everywhere (same stuff essentially).

illegal? I seriously doubt a tsp. of this over the course of a day of fishing is worse than all the sulfites and and assorted other stuff available to smear on our presentations. (bite enhancers?)

Chapstick

I use Reel Magic spray on the line and the guides and it helps. When ice on the guides gets to be a real pain and I can't get a quick fix, then I grab the spinning rod as it has larger guides and the spinning reel won't birds nest when it freezes.

Justin