can your rod freeze

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can your rod freeze

#1 Post by taz »

just wondering can your rod tip freeze and snap was out last night and the rod was covered with frost. the eyes were full of frost and even the line had frost on it i would just be afarid it would snap when casting or landing a jaws :) :)
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#2 Post by paul mason »

taz wrote:just wondering can your rod tip freeze and snap was out last night and the rod was covered with frost. the eyes were full of frost and even the line had frost on it i would just be afraid it would snap when casting or landing a jaws :) :)
Don't think so!!! A lot of the new generation aircraft are constructed of mostly carbon and they can withstand temperature fluctuation of -50c to +40c in normal conditions, so I'd say your rod would be fairly safe
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#3 Post by billy the fish »

taz wrote:just wondering can your rod tip freeze and snap was out last night and the rod was covered with frost. the eyes were full of frost and even the line had frost on it i would just be afarid it would snap when casting or landing a jaws :) :)
You are one mad bugger for fishing in those coditions.... and its a pleasure to meet you sir :lol:
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Mod edit: saltydog please keep unhelpful & immature comments of an adult nature off the site
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#5 Post by captin hook »

i have seen zippies swell with heat in the car and will not go together , that is why anyone that uses zippies has a bag off them :lol: :lol: :lol: hoping one will go toghter.
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#7 Post by hugo »

:shock: Another Hardy Buck.... More to the point, did you catch anything?
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