Braid And Freezing Temps

[clayton86]

I'm coming to realize braid isn't the best for cold temps. The last 2 times I went out it was a bit chilly to say the least. My line was freezing mid cast and on retrieve. It was also freezing my line guides and the reel itself the bail had a giant gob of ice plus the spool was froze.

Should I re spool my reel now would the ice degrade my line? Iv only had it out three times two of them in freezing temps. It's suffix 832 20% that I have spooled.

[skeletor6]

Inspect your line very closely water likes to freeze on braid and frozen water is sharp. Braid is not very abrasion resistance so look for possible places where it got scraped or damaged. If no areas present, keep your line on. Braid lasts an incredibly long time in most circumstances.

[J Francho]

never been a problem for me.  I've had it freeze up, and I switch to fluoro.  Went back and used the thawed braid, and it was fine.

[clayton86]

It would nice if mother nature would just get off the rag and give us nice weather were over due for and I wouldent have to worry bout my line freezing.

[OkobojiEagle]

Braid is not very abrasion resistance

 

 

Skeletor6... You are a university student if I remember correctly.  I assume you've learned not to believe everything you've read on public fishing forums.  One of the characteristics of Dyneema and Spectra is good abrasion resistance (a high coefficient of friction).  Google them and come to conclusions based upon more thorough research.

 

oe 

[J Francho]

Google them and come to conclusions based upon more thorough research

 

Google up zebra mussels, then fish one of my local lakes.  If I could figure out how to make braid scissors out of them, I'd  be a millionaire.

[OkobojiEagle]

John... perhaps fiber diameter should be considered in a line abrasion comparison.

 

oe

[J Francho]

Some of the Finger lakes, Cayuga in particular, have some pretty thick weed lines right on the edge of the drop off, around 10-15'.  There aren't many shallow weeds, since dock owners typically harvest them, so the bass are usually in these weeds during summer.  They are primarily EU milfoil and coontail.  The darn zebes grow on the stalks of the weeds!  Pitch a jig in there, and after a half hour, your line is pretty well frayed and weak.  Smaller the line, the faster the fraying.  I generally use 50-65# for this. 

[clayton86]

Yeah the zebra mussels here are crazy try are even in the rivers I fish also it's a total PITA you can't wade barefoot or even in sandles they do clear the water up though.

[Bladesmith,]

I  switched from Spyderline to Power Pro when I was in Idaho for the same reason. Water would glob up and freeze on the Spyderline but not on the Power Pro. Spyderline did OK in the warmer temps but when freezing the water would form drops on the line and freeze up my rod guides and spool. The Power Pro doesn't hold the water so it didn't give me the problems. That was my experience, anyway. I fished in sub freezing temps all winter with no problems using Power Pro. And no, I do not sell Power Pro or any other fishin' gear. It's just a product that has and continues to give me good service. When I find something better, I'll use it.

[clayton86]

The super slick power pro or old kind