Nice fish, anything that puts a bend in the rod this time of year keeps cabin fever at bay. Do you tie any kind of leader to your 30lb braid?


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Not today, straight braid. Sometimes I use florocarbon, depends on the situation.

 

Does braided line freeze up in the spool? I have spider wire stealth on a Baitcaster that I have stayed away from in the cold due to me seeing what the cold can do to mono on a spinning reel when ice fishing.


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Yesterday I took 2 rods. One was spooled with 30lb power pro, the other with 20lb cabelas ripcord.

I soaked both spools and reels with WD40 prior to leaving the house and the guides and line between the reel and lure. Started off with the Cabelas rip cord line, It iced and froze within 10 of 15 cast. This line hold water like a sponge, not a good winter line, IMO. Used the other rod with power pro the rest of the day with out much problem, had to clear the guides every once in a while. No freezing on the spool I think due to soaking the spool in WD40. Now I did have some freezing of the bail guide roller, but I had a small can of WD with me and reapplied. The power pro was on a Pfluger President and the rip cord was on a Shimano sahara.


I think 6 hours of casting in single digit temps was a good test of this equipment, IMO the power pro worked a whole lot better than the cabelas line in these conditions. Hope this info proves helpful

 

Thanks for the info. I have fireline crystal on my other. I doubt that would soak up too much water.

The wd40. I would have guessed the fish could smell that but based on the success you have been having...

Maybe I can get out this weekend. The scioto is icing up around me. Was hoping to get on erie but the winds have scared me.


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I remember reading somewhere about guys using WD as and attractant on lures. I don't remember where but I am sure I have heard this.

 

I have heard about it before for catfish down south. Not sure why it might. Heck people also use soap for cats.


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Saw Jeremy Wade on river monsters using soap for bait. Old time soap was mostly fat or lard. I can see how that type would work.

 

I remember reading somewhere about guys using WD as and attractant on lures. I don't remember where but I am sure I have heard this.

A key ingredient in wd40 is fish oil... Works for all fish salt/fresh

 

No,there's no fish oil in WD-40. Just petroleum distillates. And as with everything else hydrogen is added.

 

Back in the late 90's, a friend at work went to Norris lake and took a charter for stripers.He told me the captain sprayed the lures with WD40 every so often while trolling.I said no way,he said, yes way. I asked him why? Said he didn't know why but they caught stripers.Go figure?

 

The main ingredient in WD-40 is fish oil. Thanks for using ChaCha.
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Sorry guys, right from the source.

http://wd40.com/about-us/myths-legends-fun-facts/


What a Fish story!
Myth: WD-40 contains fish oil.
Fact:
Consumers have told us over the years that they have caught some of the biggest fish ever after protecting their fish hooks and lures with WD-40. We believe this legend came from folks assuming that the product must contain fish oil since it appears to attract fish. Sorry Charlie®, it just ain’t so.

WD-40 Company has taken steps to respect and conserve the environment, and encourages its users to do the same. While WD-40 can be used to help protect fishing equipment from rust and corrosion, WD-40 Company does not recommend using WD-40 to attract fish.